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  1. original
    [əˈrijən(ə)l, əˈrijn(ə)l]
    adjective
    original (adjective)
    1. present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest:
      "the original owner of the house"
      "the plasterwork is probably original"
      Similar:
      indigenous
      native
      first
      initial
      aboriginal
      ancient
      primeval
      • created directly and personally by a particular artist; not a copy or imitation:
        "original Rembrandts"
        "playing original material"
        Similar:
        authentic
        genuine
        actual
        real
        true
        bona fide
        veritable
        • not dependent on other people's ideas; inventive and unusual:
          "a subtle and original thinker"
          Similar:
          innovative
          creative
          imaginative
          innovatory
          innovational
          inventive
          ingenious
          noun
          original (noun)
          originals (plural noun)
          the original (noun)
          1. something serving as a model or basis for imitations or copies:
            "the portrait may be a copy of the original"
            "one set of originals and four photocopies"
            Similar:
            archetype
            prototype
            • an eccentric or unusual person:
              "he was one of the true originals"
              Similar:
              individualist
              individual
              eccentric
              nonconformist
              free spirit
              bohemian
              rare bird
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              Pronunciation
              adjective
              əˈrijən(ə)l
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              Origin
              Middle English (the earliest use being in the phrase original sin): from Old French, or from Latin originalis, from origin- (see origin).
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            1. Original Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

              original
              ə-ˈri-jə-nᵊl
              adjective
              1. of, relating to, or constituting an origin or beginning : initial
              2. not secondary, derivative, or imitative
                being the first instance or source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is or can be made
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              What does original mean?
              The meaning of ORIGINAL is of, relating to, or constituting an origin or beginning : initial. How to use original in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Original.

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              What is original adjective?
              Definition of original adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [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.

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              What does original mean in a sentence?
              Whether you're using it as an adjective to describe something that is literally the very first, or as a noun meaning something that serves as a model for making copies, original means "first." Even when you describe an original idea, meaning "something fresh or unusual," you're talking about the first idea of its kind.

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              What is original noun?
              Definition of original noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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!

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              What does it mean if a document is original?
              You use original to refer to something that existed at the beginning of a process or activity, or the characteristics that something had when it first existed. ...Strathclyde police, who carried out the original investigation. If something such as a document, a work of art, or a piece of writing is an original, it is not a copy or a later version.

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              What is a synonym for original?
              Some common synonyms of original are fresh, new, and novel. While all these words mean "having recently come into existence or use," original applies to what is the first of its kind to exist. Where would fresh be a reasonable alternative to original? In some situations, the words fresh and original are roughly equivalent.

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