How to pronounce“original”in English
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Definitions of “original”
Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
“the original state of mankind; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process”
First in a series of copies or versions.
“The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.”
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
“This manuscript is the original.”
A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.
“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.”
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