Autograph vs. Manuscript

Autographnoun

A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.

Autographnoun

A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.

Autographadjective

Written in the author’s own handwriting.

Autographverb

(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc

Autographverb

(transitive) To write something in one's own handwriting

Autographnoun

That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.

Autographadjective

In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an autograph will.

Autographnoun

something written by one's own hand

Autographnoun

a person's own signature

Autographverb

mark with one's signature;

Autographnoun

a signature, especially that of a celebrity written as a memento for an admirer

Autographnoun

a manuscript or musical score in an author's or musician's own handwriting

Autographnoun

a person's handwriting

Autographverb

write one's signature on (something); sign

Autographadjective

written in the author's own handwriting

Autographadjective

(of a painting or sculpture) done by the artist, not by a copier

Autograph

An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word autograph comes from Ancient Greek (αὐτός, autós, and γράφω, gráphō, ), and can mean more specifically: a manuscript written by the author of its content.

Manuscriptadjective

handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

Manuscriptnoun

A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.

Manuscriptnoun

A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.

Manuscriptadjective

Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.

Manuscriptnoun

An original literary or musical composition written by the author, formerly with the hand, now usually by typewriter or word processor. It is contrasted with a printed copy.

Manuscriptnoun

Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript.

Manuscriptnoun

the form of a literary work submitted for publication

Manuscriptnoun

handwritten book or document

Manuscriptnoun

a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed

Manuscriptnoun

an author's handwritten or typed text that has not yet been published

Manuscript

A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has come to be understood to further include any written, typed, or word-processed copy of an author's work, as distinguished from its rendition as a printed version of the same.