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English to English adjective
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being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of |  | Example: a truly original approach
with original music
an original mind
source: wordnet30
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Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary | | Example: his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources
source: wordnet30
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not derived or copied or translated from something else | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30 noun
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an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made | | source: wordnet30
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something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | | Example: this painting is a copy of the original
source: wordnet30
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Origin; commencement; source. | | source: webster1913
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