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Manuskript

manuscript

noun ma-noo-SKRIPT Rare
Communication Media

Origin: from Latin manu scriptum (written by hand)

Also means

script (for broadcast)

Usage Note

Manuskript is the written draft of an article or the script read by a presenter. In broadcasting it is the text from which a Sprecher reads. Stress on the final syllable. Plural: Manuskripte.

Examples

"Der Redakteur überarbeitete das Manuskript vor der Sendung."

Natural Translation

The editor revised the script before the broadcast.

Literal Translation

The editor revised the script before the broadcast.

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