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Complete Definition of "original"

see|Original
English

rank|quickly|lie|supposed|816|original|provide|determined|month

Pronunciation
IPA|/əˈɹɪʤənl/
audio|en-us-original.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

  1. not comparable First in a series

#: The original manuscript contained spelling errors that were fixed in later versions
#: This recording is by the original broadway cast.

  1. not comparable Newly created

#: Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.

  1. comparable Fresh, different

#: The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.

  1. not comparable Pioneering

#: Parker was one of the original bebop players.

  1. not comparable Having as its origin

#: This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.

Antonyms
derivative
reproduction

Translations
trans-top|first in a series
Arabic: Arab|اصلي|أصْلÙيّ IPAchar|(’aÊ‚lÄ«)
Chinese: 原 (yuán), 原始 (yuánshÇ)
Dutch: origineel
Finnish: t-|fi|alkuperäinen, t+|fi|ensimmäinen
French: original#French|original
German: t+|de|original
Greek: t|el|αÏχικός|m|sc=Grek (archikós)
Hungarian: eredeti
trans-mid
Italian: originale
Japanese: 本æ¥ã® (ã»ã‚“らã„ã®, honrai no)
Korean: ìµœì´ˆì˜ (choechoui)
Portuguese: original#Portuguese|original
Russian: первоначальный (pervonaÄál’nyj), первичный (pervíÄnyj), иÑходный (isxódnyj)
Serbian: Ñамобитан (samobitan)
Spanish: original
Swedish: original-
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trans-top|newly created
Finnish: tuore, alkuperäinen
German: t+|de|original
Greek: t|el|αÏχικός|m|sc=Grek (archikós)
trans-mid
Russian: новый (nóvyj), Ñвежий (svéžij)
Serbian: Ñамобитан (samobitan), нов (nov)
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trans-top|fresh, different
Finnish: tuore, omaperäinen, originelli, omintakeinen
German: t+|de|originell
Greek: t|el|αÏχικός|m|sc=Grek (archikós)
trans-mid
Russian: Ñвежий (svéžij), Ñвоеобразный (svojeobráznyj), оригинальный (originál’nyj)
Serbian: Ñвеж (svež)
Swedish: originell
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trans-top|pioneering
Finnish: t-|fi|alkuperäinen, t+|fi|ensimmäinen
German: ursprünglich
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|having as its origin
Finnish: t-|fi|peräisin
German: ursprünglich
trans-mid
Swedish: ursprunglig
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ttbc|Chinese: 原始的 (yuánshÇ de)
ttbc|Dutch: origineel, originele
ttbc|French: original m, originale f
ttbc|Italian: originale m|f
ttbc|Japanese: 元㮠(ã¯ã˜ã‚ã®, hajime no)
trans-mid
ttbc|Korean: ì›ëž˜ (wollae)
ttbc|Portuguese: original m|f
ttbc|Spanish: original m|f
ttbc|Swedish: original- (1), ursprunglig (1), originell (3),
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Noun
en-noun

  1. An object (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived

#: This manuscript is the original

  1. A person with a unique and interesting personality

#: You're an original

Antonyms

copy
remake
reproduction

Translations
trans-top|object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Finnish: alkuperäinen, alkuperäiskappale, originaali
Greek: t|el|Ï€Ïωτότυπο|n|sc=Grek (protótypo)
trans-mid
Russian: оригинал (originál) m
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trans-top|person with a unique and interesting personality
Finnish: ainutlaatuinen ihminen, originelli persoona
trans-mid
Russian: оригинал (originál) m
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Chinese: 原物 (yuánwù)
ttbc|Crimean Tatar: öz
ttbc|Dutch: origineel
ttbc|French: original m
ttbc|German: Vorlage f (1), Original n (1,2,3)
ttbc|Italian: originale m
ttbc|Japanese: 原物 (hanbutsu)
ttbc|Korean: 고유 (goyu)
ttbc|Latin: originalis
ttbc|Portuguese: original m
ttbc|Spanish: original m
ttbc|Swedish: original#Swedish|original n (1, 2, 3), förlaga c
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Related terms
origin
originality
originally
originate
aboriginal


German

Adjective
de-adj|-

  1. #English|original

ang:original
ca:original
de:original
et:original
el:original
fr:original
io:original
id:original
it:original
hu:original
pt:original
ru:original
fi:original
sv:original
ta:original
tt:original
te:original
vi:original
tr:original
zh:original

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