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manuscript
The text of a book, article, or speech written by an author before it is printed and published. Nowadays, this is usually a computer file.
Die Lektorin hat einige Änderungen im Manuskript vorgeschlagen.
The editor suggested some changes to the manuscript.
manuscript
A handwritten book or document, especially from the time before the invention of printing.
In der Ausstellung war ein wertvolles mittelalterliches Manuskript mit kunstvollen Verzierungen zu sehen.
A valuable medieval manuscript with ornate decorations was on display in the exhibition.
The word comes from Latin: 'manu scriptum' means 'written by hand.' This explains both meanings: the original text by an author (m01) and a historical handwritten document (m02).
Früher mussten Autoren ihre Manuskripte von Hand schreiben.
In the past, authors had to write their manuscripts by hand.
The context makes it clear which meaning is intended. If the topic is publishers, authors, and editors, it refers to the modern text (m01). If the topic is museums, history, or the Middle Ages, it refers to the historical document (m02).
Der Autor schickte sein Manuskript an drei verschiedene Verlage.
The author sent his manuscript to three different publishers.
In modern publishing, a manuscript is often 'eingereicht' (submitted), 'überarbeitet' (revised), 'angenommen' (accepted), or 'abgelehnt' (rejected).
Sie hat ihr erstes Manuskript bei einem großen Verlag eingereicht.
She submitted her first manuscript to a major publisher.
draft / design
Entwurf and Manuskript can both refer to an unpublished text. An Entwurf is usually still preliminary or underdeveloped, while a Manuskript refers to the completed text of a book or article. Use Entwurf during the revision stage and Manuskript before publication.
Die Autorin schickte dem Verlag später das vollständige Manuskript des Buches.
The author later sent the publisher the complete manuscript of the book.
Die Autorin schickte dem Verlag zunächst nur den Entwurf des ersten Kapitels.
The author initially sent the publisher only the draft of the first chapter.
