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original
noun(o-rig-i-nal)something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
Examples:
This painting is a copy of the original.
original
noun(o-rig-i-nal)an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Synonyms: master, master copy,
original
adjective(o-rig-i-nal)being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
Antonyms: unoriginal,
Examples:
A truly original approach.
With original music.
An original mind.
With original music.
An original mind.
original
adjective(o-rig-i-nal)not derived or copied or translated from something else
Examples:
The play is original; not an adaptation.
He kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox.
The translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French.
He kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox.
The translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French.
original
adjective(o-rig-i-nal)(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
Examples:
His work is based on only original, not secondary, sources.
original
adjective(o-rig-i-nal)preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
Examples:
The original inhabitants of the Americas.
The book still has its original binding.
Restored the house to its original condition.
The original performance of the opera.
The original cast.
Retracted his original statement.
The book still has its original binding.
Restored the house to its original condition.
The original performance of the opera.
The original cast.
Retracted his original statement.