How to pronounce manuscript
American English pronunciation
MAN-yuh-skript
- IPA
- /ˈmænjəˌskɹɪpt/
- Syllables
- MAN · yuh · skript (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What manuscript means
A book or piece of writing before it is printed
In a sentence: The writer mailed her manuscript to ten publishers before one said yes.
Where it comes from: It first appeared in 1597, from Latin words meaning "written by hand."
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