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    original

    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

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