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Manuscript : (noun)
1: the form of a literary work submitted for publication [syn:
ms]
2: handwritten book or document [syn: holograph]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Manuscript : \Man"u*script\, a. [L. manu scriptus. See Manual,
and Scribe.]
Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript
volume.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Manuscript : \Man"u*script\, n. [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something
written with the hand. See Manuscript, a.]
1. A literary or musical composition written with the hand,
as distinguished from a printed copy.
2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in
manuscript. --Craik.
Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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MANUSCRIPT. A writing; a writing which has never been printed.
2. The act of congress securing to authors a copyright passed February
3, 1831, sect. 9, protects authors in their manuscripts, and renders any
person who shall unlawfully publish aManuscript : liable to an action, and
authorizes the courts to enjoin the publisher. See Copyright. The right of
the author, to his manuscripts, at common law, cannot be contested. 4 Burr.
2396; 2 Eden, Ch. R. 329; 2 Story, R. 100; 2 Atk. 342; Ambl. 694; 2 B. & A.
290; 2 Story, Eq. Jur. Sec. 943; Eden, Inj. 322; 2 B. & A. 298; 2 Bro. P. C.
(Toml. ed.) 138; 4 Vin. Ab. 278; 2 Atk. 342; 2 Ves. & B. 23. These rights
will be considered as abandoned if the author publishes his manuscripts,
without securing the copyright under the acts of congress. See Bouv. Inst.
Index, h.t.; Copyright.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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