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orignal

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French orignal.

Noun

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orignal (plural orignals)

  1. (obsolete) A moose.
    • 1760, The critical review, or annals of literature, volume 9, page 299:
      Among these the orignal deserves mention. This is an animal of the size of a mule, with thick hair, of a dark brown colour in summer, and almost entirely white in winter, by many supposed to be a species of elk.

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French

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Orignaux
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Basque oreinak, plural of orein (deer). First attested in the texts of Samuel de Champlain as orignac.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ɲal/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

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orignal m (plural orignaux)

  1. (Canada) moose

Further reading

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