Manuscript (Noun)
Meaning 1
The form of a literary work submitted for publication.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The publisher's office received over a thousand manuscripts last year, but only accepted five for publication.
- The author spent years working on her manuscript before finally submitting it to a literary agent.
- The manuscript had been circulating around the publishing industry for months before it finally found a buyer.
- The editor carefully reviewed the manuscript, making notes on the characters and plot.
- After years of research and writing, the historian was thrilled to finally submit her manuscript to a major university press.