original
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin originalis (“primitive, original”), from Latin origo (“beginning, source, origin”); see origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
original (comparative more original, superlative most original)
- (not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
- the original state of mankind; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process
- 1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, The Three Corpse Trick:
- The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.
- (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.
- 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, […].
- (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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Translations[edit]
relating to the origin or beginning
first in a series
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newly created
fresh, different
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pioneering
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having as its origin
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Noun[edit]
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
archasm for an excentric — see eccentric
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Statistics[edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: quickly · lie · supposed · #816: original · provide · determined · month
External links[edit]
- original in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- original in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin originalis, from origo 'origin'
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
original m (feminine originale, masculine plural originaux, feminine plural originales)
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Noun[edit]
original m (plural originaux)
- An unusual or eccentric person
- An original manuscript
Synonyms[edit]
- (manuscript) autographe m
German[edit]
Adjective[edit]
original (comparative originaler, superlative am originalsten)
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Declension[edit]
Positive forms of original
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist original | sie ist original | es ist original | sie sind original | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | originaler | originale | originales | originale |
| genitive | originalen | originaler | originalen | originaler | |
| dative | originalem | originaler | originalem | originalen | |
| accusative | originalen | originale | originales | originale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der originale | die originale | das originale | die originalen |
| genitive | des originalen | der originalen | des originalen | der originalen | |
| dative | dem originalen | der originalen | dem originalen | den originalen | |
| accusative | den originalen | die originale | das originale | die originalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein originaler | eine originale | ein originales | (keine) originalen |
| genitive | eines originalen | einer originalen | eines originalen | (keiner) originalen | |
| dative | einem originalen | einer originalen | einem originalen | (keinen) originalen | |
| accusative | einen originalen | eine originale | ein originales | (keine) originalen | |
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
origìnāl m (Cyrillic spelling оригѝна̄л)
Declension[edit]
declension of original
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | origìnāl | originali |
| genitive | originála | originala |
| dative | originalu | originalima |
| accusative | original | originale |
| vocative | originale | originali |
| locative | originalu | originalima |
| instrumental | originalom | originalima |
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
original m, f (plural originales)
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