Definitions
noun
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
“this painting is a copy of the original”
noun
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
adjective
being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
“a truly original approach”
adjective
not derived or copied or translated from something else
“the play is original; not an adaptation”
adjective
not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
“his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources”
adjective
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
“the original inhabitants of the Americas”
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