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   original

   /əˈrɪdʒənl/

   adjective

   • 1. present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest: "the original owner of the house" Similar indigenousnativefirstinitialaboriginalancientprimevalprimordialrare:autochthonousautochthonicfirstearliestprimaryuntouchedunediteduncutOpposite latestlast
   • 2. created personally by a particular artist, writer, musician, etc.; not a copy: "original Rembrandts" Similar authenticgenuineactualrealtruebona fideveritablenot copiedarchetypalprototypicalmasterinformal:kosherpukkaOpposite fake
   • 3. not dependent on other people's ideas; inventive or novel: "a subtle and original thinker" Similar innovativecreativeimaginativeinnovatoryinnovationalinventiveingeniousnewnovelfreshrefreshingunusualunconventionalunorthodoxunfamiliarunprecedentedgroundbreakingdisruptivepioneeringavant-gardeseminalfertileuniqueindividualindividualisticdistinctiveOpposite commonplaceconventionalunimaginative

   noun

   • 1. the earliest form of something, from which copies may be made: "the portrait may be a copy of the original"
   • ▪ the language in which something was first written: "the study of Russian texts in the original" Similar archetypeprototypesourcemasterparadigmmodelpatternstandard
   • ▪ a person or place on which a character or location in a literary work is based: "the house is reputed to be the original of Mansfield Park"
   • ▪ a book or recording that has not been previously made available in a different form: "paperback originals"
   • ▪ a garment made to order from a design specially prepared for a fashion collection: "the designer has donated one of her amazing originals, a frothy pink evening dress"
   • 2. an eccentric or unusual person: "he was one of the true originals" Similar individualistindividualeccentricnonconformistfree spiritbohemianrare birdmaverickoddityrara avisinformal:characteroddballnutweirdoweirdieone-offodd bodonerodd/queer fishwackowackscrewballkookwackadoowackadoodleinformal, dated:cardcase

   Word Origin Middle English (the earliest use being in the phrase original sin): from Old French, or from Latin originalis, from origin- (see origin).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishORIGINAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ORIGINAL definition: 1. existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form of something: 2. An original piece of…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › originalOriginal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ORIGINAL is of, relating to, or constituting an origin or beginning : initial. How to use original in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Original.

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   Original definition: belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning. See examples of ORIGINAL used in a sentence.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoriginal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of original adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   adjective. 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”. synonyms:

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishORIGINAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use original when referring to something that existed at the beginning of a process or activity, or the characteristics that something had when it began or was made. The original plan was to hold an indefinite stoppage. He was unable to identify the original name of the site.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishORIGINAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   special and interesting because of not being the same as others: Her essay was full of original ideas. He's a highly original thinker. Fewer examples. It's refreshing to see a film that's so original. Her ideas are hardly original. The building's use of space is highly original.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › originaloriginal - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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   original meaning, definition, what is original: existing or happening first, before othe...: Learn more.

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    the first one made and not a copy: Send a copy of your receipt, but keep the original. An original is also a piece of work by an artist or designer and not a copy by someone else. Someone who is an original behaves or speaks in a way that is not like other people.