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Collocations for manuscript - noun

1. copy of a book that has not yet been printed

ADJECTIVE

original
autograph, handwritten
the original autograph manuscript of the poem
unpublished
unsolicited
draft
unfinished
completed
book
literary, music, musical

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… OF MANUSCRIPT

copy
I only have one copy of the manuscript.

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VERB + manuscript

write
prepare
type
edit, improve, revise
complete, finish
send, submit
He submitted the manuscript for publication.
review
accept, reject
He was delighted when the manuscript was accepted for publication.
publish

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manuscript + NOUN

page
form
The text ran to dozens of pages in manuscript form.
submission
reviewer

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PREPOSITION

in manuscript
Her autobiography remained in manuscript (= was not published).

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2. very old book/document, written by hand

ADJECTIVE

ancient, early, medieval, old
rare
surviving
the surviving manuscript of ‘Beowulf’
illuminated, illustrated

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manuscript + VERB

survive
earlier manuscripts which no longer survive

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manuscript + NOUN

illumination
collection

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