Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

aboriginality

 - 1 dictionary result

ab⋅o⋅rig⋅i⋅nal

[ab-uh-rij-uh-nl]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or typical of aborigines: aboriginal customs.
2. original or earliest known; native; indigenous: the aboriginal people of Tahiti.
–noun
3. aborigine (def. 1).
4. (initial capital letter) aborigine (def. 2).

Origin:
1660–70; aborigine + -al 1


ab⋅o⋅rig⋅i⋅nal⋅i⋅ty, noun
ab⋅o⋅rig⋅i⋅nal⋅ly, adverb


2. endemic, autochthonous, primordial.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To aboriginality
Search another word or see aboriginality on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: