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   O·rig·i·nal

   /əˈrijən(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest: "the original owner of the house" Similar indigenousnativefirstinitialaboriginalancientprimevalprimordialrare:autochthonousautochthonicfirstearliestprimaryuntouchedunediteduncutOpposite latestlast
   • 2. created directly and personally by a particular artist; not a copy or imitation: "original Rembrandts" Similar authenticgenuineactualrealtruebona fideveritablenot copiedarchetypalprototypicalmasterinformal:kosherpukkaOpposite fake
   • 3. not dependent on other people's ideas; inventive and unusual: "a subtle and original thinker" Similar innovativecreativeimaginativeinnovatoryinnovationalinventiveingeniousnewnovelfreshrefreshingunusualunconventionalunorthodoxunfamiliarunprecedentedgroundbreakingdisruptivepioneeringavant-gardeseminalfertileuniqueindividualindividualisticdistinctiveOpposite commonplaceconventionalunimaginative

   noun

   • 1. something serving as a model or basis for imitations or copies: "the portrait may be a copy of the original"
   • ▪ the form or language in which something was first produced or created: "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 paper where the original of the play's Walter Burns worked"
   • ▪ 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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › originalOriginal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : of, relating to, or constituting an origin or beginning : initial. the original part of the house. 2. a. : not secondary, derivative, or imitative. an original composition. b. : being the first instance or source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is or can be made. 3. : independent and creative in thought or action : inventive.

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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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishORIGINAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the first one made and not a copy: Send a copy of your receipt, but keep the original. An original is also a piece of work by an artist or designer and not a copy by someone else. Someone who is an original behaves or speaks in a way that is not like other people.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › originalOriginal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionoriginal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   adjective. OPAL W. /əˈrɪdʒənl/ [only before noun] existing at the beginning of a particular period, process or activity. The room still has many of its original features. I think you should go back to your original plan. At the end of the lease, the land will be returned to the original owner.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › originalORIGINAL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   noun [ C ] uk / əˈrɪdʒ ə n ə l / us. B2. something that is in the form in which it was first created and has not been copied or changed: The latest version of the software is much more reliable than the original. If the painting were an original, it would be very valuable. More examples.

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   noun. /əˈrɪdʒənl/ Idioms. a document, work of art, etc. produced for the first time, from which copies are later made. This painting is a copy; the original is in Madrid. Send out the photocopies and keep the original. At that price, you could have bought an original! He copied paintings of famous artists and passed them off as originals.