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Original

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Noun

1. master, master copy, original

an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

2. archetype, original, pilot

something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

Example Sentences:
'this painting is a copy of the original'

Adjective

3. original

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

Example Sentences:
'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'

4. original

(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

Example Sentences:
'his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources'

5. original

being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

Example Sentences:
'a truly original approach'
'with original music'
'an original mind'

6. original

not derived or copied or translated from something else

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Original

see synonyms of original
adjective
1. 
of or relating to an origin or beginning
2. 
fresh and unusual; novel
3. 
able to think of or carry out new ideas or concepts
4. 
being that from which a copy, translation, etc, is made
noun
5. 
the first and genuine form of something, from which others are derived
6. 
a person or thing used as a model in art or literature
7. 
a person whose way of thinking is unusual or creative
8. 
an unconventional or strange person
9. 
the first form or occurrence of something
10. 
an archaic word for originator
originator

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Original

see synonyms of original
adjective
1. 
having to do with an origin; first; earliest
2. 
never having occurred or existed before; fresh; new; novel
3. 
capable of or given to inventing or creating something new, or thinking or acting in an independent, individual, fresh way
4. 
coming from someone as the originator, maker, author, etc.
5. 
being that from which reproductions, copies, etc. have been made
noun
6. 
a pristine form or primary type that has given rise to varieties
7. 
an original work, as of art or literature, as distinguished from a reproduction, copy, etc.
8. 
the person or thing represented in a painting or the like
9. 
a. 
a person with an original and creative mind
b.  Archaic
an eccentric person
10.  Archaic
an originator

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Original

see synonyms of original
adj.
1. Preceding all others in time; first: Who played the original Dracula?
2.
a. Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual: an original play, not an adaptation.
b. Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new: a truly original approach. See Synonyms at new.
3. Productive of new things or new ideas; inventive: an original mind.
4. Being the source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made.
n.
1. A first form or model from which others are made or developed: Later versions of the car retained key features of the original.
2.
a. An authentic work of art: bought an original, not a print.
b. A work that has been composed firsthand or used to make a copy, reproduction, or translation: kept the original but sent a photocopy to his publisher.
3.
a. A person with a creative or unusual personality.
b. A person who is appealingly odd or curious; a character.
4. Archaic The source from which something arises; an originator.

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