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noun orig·i·nal \ə-ˈrij-ə-nəl, -ˈrij-nəl\
: a document, film, painting, etc., which is created by someone and from which a copy or translation is made
: a person who is different from other people in an appealing or interesting way
Full Definition of ORIGINAL
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archaic : the source or cause from which something arises; specifically : originator
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a : that from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made b : a work composed firsthand
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a : a person of fresh initiative or inventive capacity b : a unique or eccentric person
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First Known Use of ORIGINAL
14th century
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adjective
: happening or existing first or at the beginning
: made or produced first : not a copy, translation, etc.
: not like others : new, different, and appealing
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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
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: independent and creative in thought or action : inventive <an original artist>
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First Known Use of ORIGINAL
14th century
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Synonym Discussion of ORIGINAL
new, novel, original, fresh mean having recently come into existence or use. new may apply to what is freshly made and unused <new brick> or has not been known before <new designs> or not experienced before <starts the new job>. novel applies to what is not only new but strange or unprecedented <a novel approach to the problem>. original applies to what is the first of its kind to exist <a man without one original idea>. fresh applies to what has not lost its qualities of newness such as liveliness, energy, brightness <a fresh start>.
ORIGINAL Defined for Kids
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adjective orig·i·nal \ə-ˈri-jə-nəl\
Definition of ORIGINAL for Kids
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: of or relating to the source or beginning : first <My room is in the original part of an old house.>
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: not copied from anything else : not translated : new <an original painting> <an original idea>
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Definition of ORIGINAL for Kids
: something that is produced by an artist or writer and from which a copy or translation can be made <The paintings are originals.> <She read the Russian novel in the original.>
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