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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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   • Znaczenie Original, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ORIGINAL definicja: 1. existing since the beginning, or...

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     ORIGINAL meaning: 1. existing since the beginning, or being...

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     original translate: ซึ่งเป็นแบบฉบับ, ใหม่, (ภาพเขียน)...

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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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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective original, which can describe something existing at the beginning, new and interesting, or painted by the artist. See example sentences, synonyms and word origin.

6. 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.

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   being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of. “a truly original approach” “with original music” “an original mind” synonyms: unconventional. not conforming to accepted rules or standards. creative, originative. having the ability or power to create, especially something new or imaginative. first.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › originalORIGINAL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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