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original - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
original
Definition
(noun) an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Synonyms
:
master
,
master copy
Definition
(noun) something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
Synonyms
:
archetype
,
pilot
Example Sentence
this painting is a copy of the original
Definition
(adj) preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(adj) (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
Example Sentence
his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources
Definition
(adj) being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
Example Sentence
a truly original approach
with original music
an original mind
Definition
(adj) not derived or copied or translated from something else
Example Sentence
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
Word used in video below:
text: was an original why did you do that
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