typescript

[ tahyp-skript ]

/ ˈtaɪpˌskrɪpt /

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noun

a typewritten copy of a literary composition, document, or the like, especially as prepared for a printer.

typewritten matter, as distinguished from handwritten or printed matter.

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Origin of typescript

1890–95, Americanism;type + script (on the model of manuscript)

Words nearby typescript

Type I error, Type II error, type locality, type metal, type-out, typescript, type section, typeset, typesetter, typesetting, type-site

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How to use typescript in a sentence

In 2001 he had the index cards transcribed and sent the typescript to trusted friends like Stephen Parker and myself.
Remembering Dmitri Nabokov, the Novelist’s Son and Literary Executor|Brian Boyd|May 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The pile of typescript on my floor can but annoyingly and too palpably testify that the madness has raged for some weeks.
Instigations|Ezra Pound
Paul glanced at a bulky typescript which lay upon the table near his hand.
The Orchard of Tears|Sax Rohmer
Manning had picked up a sheaf of typescript from the table next to him and was flipping through it, his lips pursed grimly.
Warlord of Kor|Terry Gene Carr

The bundle of letters relating to the purchase of the house were with the typescript.
Dracula|Bram Stoker
I read in the typescript that in my trance I heard cows low and water swirling level with my ears and the creaking of wood.
Dracula|Bram Stoker

British Dictionary definitions for typescript

typescript

/ (ˈtaɪpˌskrɪpt) /

noun

a typed copy of a document, literary script, etc

any typewritten material

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