決けっ定てい稿こう

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Meanings

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noun

final manuscript; final draft

Refers to the finalized version of a written work, such as a manuscript, script, or plan, after all revisions are complete.

編へん集しゅう者しゃは決けっ定てい稿こうを印いん刷さつ所じょに送おくった。
The editor sent the final manuscript to the printer.

decide, fix, agree upon

定determine, fix, establish

稿draft, copy, manuscript

Similar words

原げん稿こう
原稿 is a general term for a manuscript or draft, while 決定稿 specifically means the finalized version.
草そう案あん
草案 is a draft or preliminary plan, whereas 決定稿 is the final, approved version.

Etymology

Compound of 決定 (decision, finalization) and 稿 (manuscript, draft). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a finalized written work.