Definitions for originaləˈrɪdʒ ə nl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•rig•i•naləˈrɪdʒ ə nl(adj.)
belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something.
arising or proceeding independently; inventive; novel:
an original idea.
capable of or given to thinking or acting in an independent, creative, or individual manner:
an original thinker.
created, undertaken, or presented for the first time:
the original performance of a play.
being that from which a copy, translation, or the like is made.
(n.)a primary form or type from which varieties are derived.
an original work, document, or the like, as opposed to a copy or imitation.
the person or thing represented by a picture, description, etc.
a person whose ways of thinking or acting are original.
Archaic. an eccentric person.
Archaic. a source of being; an author or originator.
Origin of original:
1300–50
Princeton's WordNet
master, master copy, original(noun)
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
original, archetype, pilot(adj)
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
"this painting is a copy of the original"
original(adj)
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
"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"
original(adj)
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
"his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
original(adj)
being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
"a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
original(adj)
not derived or copied or translated from something else
"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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
original(adjective)əˈrɪdʒ ə nl
coming or existing first
original documents, not copies; The original story had a different ending.
originaləˈrɪdʒ ə nl
unique and unlike anything else
a highly original design
originaləˈrɪdʒ ə nl
(of a piece of art) done by the artist, not copied
The original work was stolen.
original(noun)əˈrɪdʒ ə nl
the first of sth from which copies are made
You have to send the original, they won't accept photocopies.
Wiktionary
original(Noun)
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived
This manuscript is the original
original(Noun)
A person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Youu2019re an original
original(Noun)
An eccentric
original(Adjective)
First in a series or copies/versions
original(Adjective)
Newly created
Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
original(Adjective)
Fresh, different
The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
original(Adjective)
Pioneering
Parker was one of the original bebop players.
original(Adjective)
Having as its origin
This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
Origin: From original, from original, from originalis, from origo; see origin.
Translations for original
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
original(adjective)
existing at the beginning; first
This part of the house is new but the rest is original.
- oorspronklik, aanvanklik, eersteAfrikaans
- أصْلي، أوَّليArabic
- първиченBulgarian
- originalPortuguese (BR)
- původníCzech
- originalGerman
- oprindeligDanish
- αρχικός, πρωταρχικόςGreek
- originalSpanish
- algupäraneEstonian
- اصلی؛ اولیهFarsi
- alkuperäinenFinnish
- originelFrench
- קַדמוֹןHebrew
- मूल, आरंभिकHindi
- izvornoCroatian
- eredetiHungarian
- asliIndonesian
- upprunalegurIcelandic
- originaleItalian
- 最初のJapanese
- 최초의Korean
- koks buvo iš pradžių, pirminisLithuanian
- oriģināls, sākotnējsLatvian
- asalMalay
- origineelDutch
- opprinneligNorwegian
- początkowy, pierwotnyPolish
- اصلی؛ اولیهPersian
- اصلىPashto
- originalPortuguese
- originalRomanian
- исконный; первоначальныйRussian
- pôvodnýSlovak
- prvotenSlovenian
- originalanSerbian
- ursprungligSwedish
- ซึ่งเป็นแบบฉบับThai
- eski, orjinalTurkish
- 原始的Chinese (Trad.)
- первісний; першийUkrainian
- اصليUrdu
- nguyên bảnVietnamese
- 原始的Chinese (Simp.)
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