original manuscript

Frequency: 8.015.1 per million words

Refers to the very first version of the manuscript created by the author.

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Examples (10)

  • The library carefully preserves the original manuscript of Shakespeare's plays.
  • Scholars meticulously studied the original manuscript for any discrepancies.
  • Finding the original manuscript was a major breakthrough for the literary historian.
  • The author struggled to locate his original manuscript after a computer crash.
  • Only a few fragments of the original manuscript have survived through the centuries.
  • The editor requested to see the original manuscript before making final changes.
  • She donated the original manuscript of her novel to the national archive.
  • Comparing the printed book to the original manuscript revealed several editorial alterations.
  • Historians are still searching for the original manuscript of the ancient text.
  • His handwriting in the original manuscript was almost illegible.