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Meaning & Definition of Original in English

English

Original

/ərɪʤənəl/

noun

1. An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

synonym:
  • master,
  • master copy,
  • original

2. Something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

  • "This painting is a copy of the original"
synonym:
  • original,
  • archetype,
  • pilot

adjective

1. 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"
synonym:
  • original

2. (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

  • "His work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
synonym:
  • original

3. 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"
synonym:
  • original

4. 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"
synonym:
  • original

Examples of using

The history of some words is a real masterpiece. For instance, kaput. The original word was the Latin "caput" - "a head"; and the way from "a head" to "the end of everything" is rather long.
It's difficult to tell an original from a fake.
Tom prides himself on having read the original "À la recherche des temps perdu" all the way through.