original

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin originalis (primitive, original), from Latin origo (beginning, source, origin); see origin.

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  • IPA: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

original (comparative more original, superlative most original)

  1. (not comparable)  First in a series or copies/versions.
    The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.
    This recording is by the original broadway cast.
  2. (not comparable)  Newly created.
    Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
  3. (comparable)  Fresh, different.
    The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
  4. (not comparable)  Pioneering.
    Parker was one of the original bebop players.
  5. (not comparable)  Having as its origin.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, The China Governess[1]:
      The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, […].
    This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.

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Noun[edit]

original (plural originals)

  1. An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived
    This manuscript is the original
  2. A person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
    You’re an original
  3. (archaic) An eccentric

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin originalis, from origo 'origin'

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA: /ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nal/

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original m (feminine originale, masculine plural originaux, feminine plural originales)

  1. original

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original m (plural originals) m

  1. An unusual or eccentric person
  2. An original manuscript

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German[edit]

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original (comparative originaler, superlative am originalsten)

  1. original

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /oriɡǐnaːl/
  • Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal

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origìnāl m (Cyrillic spelling оригѝна̄л)

  1. original

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Spanish[edit]

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original m and f (plural originales)

  1. original

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