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original

[ uh-rij-uh-nl ]

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adjective

belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning:
The book still has its original binding.
Synonyms: primeval, primordial, primitive, primary
new; fresh; inventive; novel:
an original way of advertising.
arising or proceeding independently of anything else:
an original view of history.
capable of or given to thinking or acting in an independent, creative, or individual manner:
an original thinker.
created, undertaken, or presented for the first time:
to give the original performance of a string quartet.
being something from which a copy, a translation, or the like is made:
The original document is in Washington.

noun

a primary form or type from which varieties are derived.
Synonyms: model, prototype, pattern, archetype
Antonyms: copy
an original work, writing, or the like, as opposed to any copy or imitation:
The original of this is in the British Museum.
the person or thing represented by a picture, description, etc.:
The original is said to have been the painter's own house.
a person whose ways of thinking or acting are original:
In a field of brilliant technicians he is a true original.
Archaic. an eccentric person.
Archaic. a source of being; an author or originator.

original

/ əˈrɪdʒɪnəl /

adjective

of or relating to an origin or beginning
fresh and unusual; novel
able to think of or carry out new ideas or concepts
being that from which a copy, translation, etc, is made

noun

the first and genuine form of something, from which others are derived
a person or thing used as a model in art or literature
a person whose way of thinking is unusual or creative
an unconventional or strange person
the first form or occurrence of something
an archaic word for originator See originator

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nono·rigi·nal adjective noun
nono·rigi·nal·ly adverb
preo·rigi·nal adjective
preo·rigi·nal·ly adverb
quasi-o·rigi·nal adjective
quasi-o·rigi·nal·ly adverb
uno·rigi·nal adjective
uno·rigi·nal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of original¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin orīginālis (adjective) and Medieval Latin orīgināle “original document” (noun use of neuter adjective), equivalent to orīgin- “beginning, source” + -ālis adjective suffix; origin, -al ¹

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