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"this painting is a copy of the original"nounsomething that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
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nounan original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
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"a truly original approach" "with original music" "an original mind"adjectivebeing or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
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"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"adjectivenot derived or copied or translated from something else
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"his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"adjective(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
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"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"adjectivepreceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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Examples of original
- "this painting is a copy of the original"
- "a truly original approach"
- "with original music"
- "an original mind"
- "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"
- "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
- "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"