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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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(adjective) 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" |
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Antonyms: unoriginal |
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(satellite adjective) (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources" |
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(noun) an original model on which something is patterned |
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Synonyms: archetype, pilot |
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Related Words: example, model |
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(noun) an original (audio recording) from which copies can be made |
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Synonyms: master, master copy |
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Related Words: creation |
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