manuscripts
Pronunciation: [ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts]
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Context: “literature”
(noun) a manuscript is a document that someone has written by hand or typed but not yet published. It's like a rough draft of a story or a book that an author wants to share.
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The author sent her latest manuscript to the publisher for review.
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His manuscript was never finished, and he didn't submit it anywhere.
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Did you read the manuscript before it was published?
Context: “historical document”
(noun) a manuscript can also refer to an old document, often handwritten, that is important for history. These can include religious texts, letters, or ancient writings.
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The museum displayed a medieval manuscript that was over 500 years old.
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They didn’t find any manuscripts from that period in history.
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What kind of manuscripts did historians discover from ancient times?
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