English dictionary
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
ExamplesA truly original approach.
With original music.
An original mind.
Antonyms unoriginalSource: WordNet 3.0
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Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the <i>original</i> state of man; the <i>original</i> laws of a country; the <i>original</i> inventor of a process.
Source: webster1913
noun
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an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
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something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
ExamplesThis painting is a copy of the original.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Origin; commencement; source.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
ExamplesThe 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: WordNet 3.0
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(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
ExamplesHis work is based on only original, not secondary, sources.
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not derived or copied or translated from something else
ExamplesThe 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: WordNet 3.0