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o·rig·i·nal·i·ty

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–noun

1.	the quality or state of being original.

2.	ability to think or express oneself in an independent and individual manner; creative ability.

3.	freshness or novelty, as of an idea, method, or performance.

[Origin: 1735–45; < F originalité. See original, -ity

]

—Synonyms 1, 3. inventiveness, ingenuity, cleverness, creativeness.

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o·rig·i·nal·i·ty Audio Help (ə-rĭj'ə-nāl'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. o·rig·i·nal·i·ties

The quality of being original.
The capacity to act or think independently.
Something original.

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originality
noun
1.	the ability to think and act independently
2.	the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else) [ant: unoriginality]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
oˌrigiˈnality [əridʒiˈnӕ-] noun

Example: His writing shows originality.

Arabic:	أصالَه
Chinese (Simplified):	创造性
Chinese (Traditional):	創造性
Czech:	původnost
Danish:	originalitet
Dutch:	originaliteit
Estonian:	omapära
Finnish:	omintakeisuus
French:	originalité
German:	die Originalität
Greek:	πρωτοτυπία
Hungarian:	eredetiség
Icelandic:	frumleiki
Italian:	originalità
Japanese:	独創性

Korean:	독창성
Latvian:	oriģinalitāte, savdabība
Lithuanian:	originalumas
Norwegian:	originalitet
Polish:	oryginalność
Portuguese (Brazil):	originalidade
Portuguese (Portugal):	originalidade
Romanian:	originalitate
Russian:	самобытность
Slovak:	pôvodnosť, originálnosť; originalita
Slovenian:	izvirnost
Spanish:	originalidad
Swedish:	originalitet
Turkish:	yaratıcılık, özgünlük

See also: origins, original, origin, originate, "originality" in any language

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: orig·i·nal·i·ty
Function: noun
: the quality or fact of being the product of individual creation that warrants copyright protection for a particular work regardless of novelty

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