What does original mean?
Definitions for original
əˈrɪdʒ ə nlorig·i·nal
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Princeton's WordNet
master, master copy, originalnoun
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
original, archetype, pilotadjective
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
"this painting is a copy of the original"
originaladjective
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"
originaladjective
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
"his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
originaladjective
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"
originaladjective
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"
Wiktionary
originalnoun
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived
This manuscript is the original
Etymology: From original, from original, from originalis, from origo; see origin.
originalnoun
A person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
You're an original
Etymology: From original, from original, from originalis, from origo; see origin.
originalnoun
An eccentric
Etymology: From original, from original, from originalis, from origo; see origin.
originaladjective
First in a series or copies/versions
Etymology: From original, from original, from originalis, from origo; see origin.
originaladjective
Newly created
Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
Etymology: From original, from original, from originalis, from origo; see origin.
originaladjective
Fresh, different
The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
Etymology: From original, from original, from originalis, from origo; see origin.
originaladjective
Pioneering
Parker was one of the original bebop players.
Etymology: From original, from original, from originalis, from origo; see origin.
originaladjective
Having as its origin
This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
Etymology: From original, from original, from originalis, from origo; see origin.
Freebase
Original
"Original" is a song by Leftfield, released as the sixth single under that name. The song was released on 12" and CD on 13 March 1995. It featured Toni Halliday on vocals. The song gave the group their first appearance on Top of the Pops and reached #18 in the UK charts. The beginning of the song is used often on the UK version of Big Brother.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'original' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #904
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'original' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1500
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'original' in Adjectives Frequency: #106
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of original in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of original in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of original in a Sentence
The possible path from whatever original animal species all the way through to the Huanan market could have taken a very long and convoluted path involving also movements across borders.
India will have to be original, innovative, to get investors interested this time. We have to prove that we're different.
Star Trek -- The Original Series : A Celebration.
It's true that this is quite late compared to the original plan.
People who have immune deficiencies, who did not get a full response to the original pair of doses from Moderna or Pfizer, or the one dose from JJ -- maybe an additional dose might help those people, i wouldn't call that a booster, though.
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Translations for original
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- أصْلِيّArabic
- অপূর্বBengali
- původníCzech
- oprindeligDanish
- Original, ur-, Urschrift, ursprünglich, originellGerman
- αρχικός, πρωτοποριακός, πρωτότυποGreek
- originalaEsperanto
- único, originalSpanish
- اریژینال, اصلیPersian
- originaali, alkuperäiskappale, originelli, omintakeinen, alkuperäinen, ensimmäinen, omaperäinen, peräisin, tuoreFinnish
- originel, originalFrench
- tùsailScottish Gaelic
- eredetiHungarian
- orginall, frumrit, frumeintakIcelandic
- originaleItalian
- 原物, 原作, 原文, 本来Japanese
- 최초Korean
- originalLatin
- taketakeMāori
- oorspronkelijk, afkomstig, vernieuwend, origineel, unicumDutch
- opprinneligNorwegian
- original, originárioPortuguese
- первоисточник, оригинальный, первичный, исходный, новый, свежий, исходный текст, своеобразный, оригинал, первоначальныйRussian
- изворник, nov, нов, свеж, самобитан, izvornik, svež, prvobitni, првобитни, samobitan, original, оригиналSerbo-Croatian
- förlaga, ursprunglig, original, originell, original-Swedish
- halisiSwahili
- அசல்Tamil
- orijinalTurkish
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