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original
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Adjective
  • not derived or copied or translated from something else; not an adaptation"
    • the play is original
    • 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
    • with original music
    • an original mind
  • (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
    • the original cast
    • 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
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