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Adjective
- not derived or copied or translated from something else; 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
- being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
- a truly original approach
- (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
- his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources
- 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
- retracted his original statement
Noun
- 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