original
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[edit] English
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< Middle English original < Old French original < Late Latin originalis (“‘primitive, original’”) < Latin origo (“‘beginning, source, origin’”); see origin.
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- IPA: /əˈɹɪʤənl/
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[edit] Adjective
original (comparative more original, superlative most original)
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- (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.
- (not comparable) Newly created
- Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
- (comparable) Fresh, different
- The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
- (not comparable) Pioneering
- Parker was one of the original bebop players.
- (not comparable) Having as its origin
- This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
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first in a series
newly created
fresh, different
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pioneering
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having as its origin
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[edit] Noun
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original (plural originals)
- An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived
- This manuscript is the original
- A person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
- You’re an original
- (archaic) An eccentric
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object from which all later copies and variations are derived
person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
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archasm for an excentric — see eccentric
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[edit] External links
- original in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- original in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] French
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Latin originalis, from origo 'origin'
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original m. (f. originale, m. plural originaux, f. plural originales)
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original m. (plural originals) m.
- An unusual or eccentric person
- An original manuscript
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- (manuscript) autographe m.
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original (not comparable)
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original m. and f. (plural originales)
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