original
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/]
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1. original (adj) — sense 1
Definition: Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
Example: the original state of mankind; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process
2. original (adj) — sense 2
Definition: First in a series of copies or versions.
Example: The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.
3. original (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Newly created.
Example: Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
4. original (noun) — sense 4
Definition: An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
Example: This manuscript is the original.
5. original (noun) — sense 5
Definition: A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.
Example: I have a great mind to be in Print; but above all, I would fain be an Original, and that is a true Comical Thought: When all the Learned Men in the World are but Tranſlators, is it not a Pleaſant Jeſt, that you ſhould ſtrive to be an Original! You ſhould have obſerved your Time, and have come into the World with the Ancient Greeks for that purpoſe; for the Latines themſelves are but Copies.
6. original (noun) — sense 6
Definition: An eccentric person.
Example: ‘Are you an alienist?’ I interrupted. ‘Every doctor should be - a little,’ answered that original, imperturbably.
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