handwritten copy

collocation in English

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handwritten
adjective
uk
/ˌhændˈrɪt.ən/us
/ˌhændˈrɪt̬.ən/
written using your hand rather than printed by ...
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copy
noun
uk
/ˈkɒp.i/us
/ˈkɑː.pi/
something that has been made to be exactly like ...
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They were often employed to tedious tasks, such as making handwritten copies of documents.
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Original copies survive only in ahandwrittencopyfrom 1634 and in a later printed version from 1647.
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The error occurred when his name was transcribed hastily from thehandwrittencopyby the printer rushing to get the news set in type.
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The original manuscript is lost, but it survives in four different handwritten copies, about a hundred years younger.
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The original manuscript is lost; however the work survives in four different handwritten copies, about a hundred years younger.
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They were often employed to tedious tasks, such as making handwritten copies of documents.
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He sold the handwritten copies and used the money for his personal expenses.
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Stoll was working hard to finish his handwritten copies.
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Illustrating its importance, some 700 handwritten copies remain extant in libraries around the world dating back to before the invention of the printing press.
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The study of biblical manuscripts is important because handwritten copies of books can contain errors.
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