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ori·gi·nal

UK/əˈɹəd͡ʒ.ə.nəl/ US/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/ common
adjective (4) noun (2)

adjective

1.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

  • “the original inhabitants of the Americas”
  • “the book still has its original binding”
  • “restored the house to its original condition”
  • “the original performance of the opera”
  • “the original cast”
  • “retracted his original statement”
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2.

(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

  • “his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources”
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3.

being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

  • “a truly original approach”
  • “with original music”
  • “an original mind”
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4.

not derived or copied or translated from something else

  • “the play is original; not an adaptation”
  • “he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox”
  • “the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French”
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noun

1.

an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

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Origin

From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”), equivalent to origin + -al; see origin.

Phrases

  • book of original entry
  • in the original German
  • original antigenic sin
  • original as sin
  • original aspect ratio
  • original character
  • original depravity
  • original fic

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