FromMiddle English original Old French original Late Latin orīginālis ( “ primitive, original ” ) , fromLatin orīgō ( “ beginning, source, origin ” ) ; seeorigin .
IPA (key ) :/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/ ,/əˈɹɪd͡ʒənəl/ ,/əˈɹɪd͡ʒnəl/ ( obsolete ) IPA (key ) :/ɒˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/ [ 1] Hyphenation:ori‧gi‧nal ,orig‧i‧nal original (comparative moreoriginal ,superlative mostoriginal )
( not comparable ) theoriginal state of mankind; theoriginal laws of a country; theoriginal inventor of a process
1944 Miles Burton , chapter 5, inThe Three Corpse Trick [2] →ISBN →OCLC →OL The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of theoriginal common.
( not comparable ) First in a series of copies or versions.Synonym: initial Theoriginal manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.
This recording is by theoriginal broadway cast.
( not comparable ) Tonight we will hear anoriginal work by one of our best composers.
( comparable ) Fresh ,different .The paper contains a number oforiginal ideas about color perception.
( not comparable ) Pioneering .Parker was one of theoriginal bebop players.
( not comparable ) This kind of barbecue isoriginal to North Carolina.
( of apotato chip ) ready salted ( antonym(s) of “ first in a series ” ) : relating to the origin or beginning
first in a series
Arabic:أَصْلِيّ ( ʔaṣliyy ) Bulgarian:първоначален (bg) ( pǎrvonačalen ) Catalan:original (ca) Chinese:Mandarin:原 (zh) ( yuán ) ,原始 (zh) ( yuánshǐ ) Czech:původní (cs) Dutch:origineel (nl) ,oorspronkelijk (nl) Finnish:alkuperäinen (fi) ,ensimmäinen (fi) French:original (fr) Galician:orixinal (gl) German:original (de) Greek:αρχικός (el) ( archikós ) Ancient:ἀρχηγικός ( arkhēgikós ) Hungarian:eredeti (hu) Italian:originale (it) ,primo (it) Japanese:本来の (ja) ( ほんらいの, honrai no ) Korean:최초(最初) 의( choecho-ui ) Latin:originalis Norwegian:Bokmål:original (no) Nynorsk:original opphavleg Occitan:original (oc) Persian:اصلی (fa) ( asli ) ,اریژینال ( orižinâl ) Portuguese:original (pt) Russian:первонача́льный (ru) ( pervonačálʹnyj ) ,перви́чный (ru) ( pervíčnyj ) ,исхо́дный (ru) ( isxódnyj ) ,оригина́льный (ru) ( originálʹnyj ) Sanskrit:प्रथम (sa) ( prathamá ) Scottish Gaelic:tùsail Serbo-Croatian:Cyrillic:са̏мобӣтан првобитни Roman:sȁmobītan (sh) ,prvobitni (sh) Spanish:original (es) Swedish:original - Tagalog:orihinal Vietnamese:gốc (vi) Walloon:prumî (wa) Yiddish:אָריגינעל ( originel )
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original (plural originals
Anobject or othercreation (e.g. narrativework ) from which all latercopies and variations arederived .Synonym: prototype Antonyms: copy derivative remake reproduction ultimate Hyponym: autograph This manuscript is theoriginal .
A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.1700 Tom Brown ,Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London , page 5:I have a great mind to be in Print; but above all, I would fain be anOriginal , 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 anOriginal ! You ſhould have obſerved your Time, and have come into the World with the AncientGreeks for that purpoſe; for theLatines themſelves are but Copies.
1975 The Educational Trends , volumes10-14 , page59 :Ahmad (1969) studied the personality differences among middle school girls identified asoriginals and unoriginals on the Minnesota's test of creative thinking.
2010 Creativity and Cognitive Styles in Children , page73 :Theoriginals or the creatives were more dominant than the unoriginals or the low creatives.
( archaic ) eccentric person.1899 Joseph Conrad , “The Heart of Darkness ”, inBlackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine [ … ] →OCLC page201 :‘Are you an alienist?’ I interrupted. ‘Every doctor should be - a little,’ answered thatoriginal , imperturbably.
A newly designedgarment released by afashion designer as part of acollection .1962 Ebony , volume17 , number11 , page126 :Fashion Fair will give every section first hand knowledge of the latestoriginals and 1962-63's exciting trends.
1963 The NRMA Sales Promotion Encyclopedia, Vol. II. , page175 :One such show was built around the Du Pont spring collection of Parisoriginals .
Aridgeling . → Japanese:オリジナル ( orijinaru ) → Korean:오리지널 ( orijineol ) object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Armenian:սկզբնագիր (hy) ( skzbnagir ) ,բնագիր (hy) ( bnagir ) Belarusian:арыгіна́л m ( aryhinál ) Bulgarian:оригина́л (bg) m ( originál ) Chinese:Mandarin:原作 (zh) ( yuánzuò ) ,( text ) 原文 (zh) ( yuánwén ) ,原物 (zh) ( yuánwù ) ,本來 / 本来 (zh) ( běnlái ) ,原著 (zh) ( yuánzhù ) ,原件 (zh) ( yuánjiàn ) Czech:originál (cs) m Dutch:origineel (nl) n Finnish:alkuperäiskappale originaali (fi) French:original (fr) m German:Original (de) n ( text ) Urschrift (de) f Greek:πρωτότυπο (el) n ( protótypo ) Icelandic:frumeintak n ( informal ) orginall m ( only of writing ) frumrit (is) n Japanese:原物 (ja) ( げんぶつ, genbutsu ) ,原作 (ja) ( げんさく, gensaku ) ( works ) ,原文 (ja) ( げんぶん, genbun ) ( text ) Kazakh:түпнұсқа ( tüpnūsqa ) ,төлнұсқа ( tölnūsqa ) Korean:원물(原物) (ko) ( wonmul ) ,원작(原作) (ko) ( wonjak ) ( works ) ,원본(原本) (ko) ( wonbon ) ( text ) Macedonian:оригина́л m ( originál ) Norwegian:Bokmål:original (no) m Nynorsk:original m Polish:oryginał (pl) ,pierwowzór (pl) m wzorzec (pl) m prawzór m autentyk (pl) m Portuguese:original (pt) m Russian:оригина́л (ru) m ( originál ) ,первоисто́чник (ru) m ( pervoistóčnik ) ,( text ) исхо́дный текст (ru) m ( isxódnyj tekst ) Serbo-Croatian:Cyrillic:ѝзво̄рнӣк m оригѝна̄л m Roman:ìzvōrnīk (sh) m origìnāl (sh) m Slovak:originál m Slovene:original m Spanish:original (es) m Swedish:original (sv) n förlaga (sv) c Ukrainian:оригіна́л (uk) m ( oryhinál ) Yiddish:אָריגינאַל m ( original )
person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Danish:særling c original c Dutch:unicum (nl) n Finnish:ainutlaatuinen ihminen originelli persoona Icelandic:sérvitringur m Norwegian:Bokmål:særling raring original (no) ,eksentriker nerd Nynorsk:særling raring original eksentrikar nerd Russian:оригина́л (ru) m ( originál ) Spanish:único (es) m Swedish:original (sv) n excentriker (sv) c särling (sv) c
“original ”, inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary G. & C. Merriam ,1913 ,→OCLC William Dwight Whitney ,Benjamin E[li] Smith , editors (1911 ), “original ”, inThe Century Dictionary [ … ] The Century Co. ,→OCLC Borrowed fromLatin orīginālis [ 1]
original m or f masculine and feminine plural originals
original original (neuter originalt plural and definite singular attributive originale
original original c singular definite originalen plural indefinite originaler
anoriginal Borrowed fromLatin orīginālis Doublet oforiginel
original (feminine originale masculine plural originaux feminine plural originales
original Antonyms: banal copié reproduit vulgaire original m plural originaux
anunusual oreccentric personSynonym: drôle d'oiseau an originalmanuscript Synonym: autographe Borrowed fromFrench original Old French original Late Latin orīginālis ( “ primitive, original ” ) , fromLatin orīgō ( “ beginning, source, origin ” ) .Doublet oforiginell
original (strong nominative masculine singular originaler comparative originaler superlative am originalsten
original Positive forms oforiginal
Comparative forms oforiginal
Superlative forms oforiginal
original
( colloquial , intensifier) really ,actually Synonyms: echt wirklich 1997 Relax [3] “original ” inDuden online “original ” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Borrowed fromEnglish original Middle English original Old French original Late Latin orīginālis ( “ primitive, original ” ) , fromLatin orīgō ( “ beginning, source, origin ” ) .
( English-based ) IPA (key ) :[ɔ.ri.d͡ʒi.nəl] ( Baku ) IPA (key ) :[ɔ.ri.ɡi.nal] Hyphenation:o‧ri‧gi‧nal original (Jawi spelling اوريݢينل
( informal ) fake ;original Synonyms: asli tulen Antonym: tiruan FromOld French original Late Latin orīginālis origyne -al
IPA (key ) :/ɔrid͡ʒiˈnaːl/ ,/ɔrid͡ʒiˈnal/ ,/ɔriːd͡ʒiˈnal/ original (plural and weak singular originale
original primordial ; preceding everything elseconnected to the origin orbeginning ofsomething original plural originals ( Late Middle English )
theorigin ,lineage , orprovenance of something theauthoritative ,authorial , orprimordial version of a work or source ( rare ) living orartificial ; a primordial element( rare ) reason ,factor , orgenerator of something( rare ) root oretymological ancestor of a word( rare , religion ) ( rare , law ) FromLatin orīginālis
original (neuter singular originalt definite singular and plural originale
original original m definite singular originalen indefinite plural originaler definite plural originalene
anoriginal FromLatin orīginālis
original (neuter singular originalt definite singular and plural originale
original original m definite singular originalen indefinite plural originalar definite plural originalane
anoriginal FromLatin orīginālis
original m feminine singular originala masculine plural originals feminine plural originalas
original Learned borrowing fromLatin orīginālis
original m or f plural originais
original ( relating to the origin or beginning ) original ( being the first in a series ) original ( different; unique ) Borrowed fromLatin originalis French original surface analysis ,origine -al
original m or n feminine singular originală masculine plural originali feminine and neuter plural originale
original IPA (key ) :/oriɡǐnaːl/ Hyphenation:o‧ri‧gi‧nal origìnāl m Cyrillic spelling оригѝна̄л
original Antonym: falsifikat FromLatin orīginālis
IPA (key ) :/oɾixiˈnal/ [o.ɾi.xiˈnal] Rhymes:-al Syllabification:o‧ri‧gi‧nal original m or f masculine and feminine plural originales
original original n
anoriginal aneccentric orstrange person (from notion of a one of a kind)Nisse är ett riktigtoriginal Nisse is a real"one of a kind" (odd person) 
