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UK
/əɹˈɪdʒɪnəl/
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[ US /ɝˈɪdʒənəɫ/ ]
[ US /ɝˈɪdʒənəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
an original mind
a truly original approach
with original music -
not derived or copied or translated from something else
he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox
the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French
the play is original; not an adaptation -
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
the original cast
retracted his original statement
the original inhabitants of the Americas
restored the house to its original condition
the book still has its original binding
the original performance of the opera -
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources
NOUN
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something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
this painting is a copy of the original - an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
How To Use original In A Sentence
- The critics call its recipes bland, unhelpful, unoriginal and unhealthy. The Sun
- A few talented writers en dowed with originality and exceptional animation, a few brilliant efforts, isolated, without following, interrupted and recommenced, did not suffice to endow a nation with a solid and imposing basis of literary wealth. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
- In this edition, such mistakes are corrected, and the original errata slips are also published.
- The Kuiper belt is an icy disk of debris orbiting the sun, beyond Neptune, and is the original home of many comets.
- Another tomb of interest (and of which we will speak in extenso in the next instalment of this series) is the tomb of the Pope Clement II, the only pope to be buried north of the Alps. The statue, sculpted by the same (unknown) sculptor as the Horseman, was originally the slab of the tomb, which remains on the west choir, behind the cathedra: Catholic Bamberg: The Cathedral
- I'm looking forward to the Gehry building, though, even though it's been watered down a bit from its original design.
- Open, and I was quietly confident that I would have a chance, said Leaney, who was forced to change caddies after his original caddie, Justin Hoyle, fell ill after the first round. USATODAY.com - Leaney's second at U.S. Open earns PGA Tour card
- Inside, Ms. Savage accented the home's 16-foot coved ceilings—original from 1926—and espresso-colored floors with earth-toned couches and classic pieces, using a long wooden bench as a living room coffee table. A Gossip Girl's Main Stage
- The SF - 36 dimension representing role limitations due to emotional problems was dichotomised for analysis, since the original scale contains only four values.
- The traditional value of the blades was clearly recognized by their Aboriginal ‘collectors’, who sought to exploit it by hafting a resin handle in the traditional way.
