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original

See also: Original

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”); see origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/, /əˈɹɪd͡ʒənəl/, /əˈɹɪd͡ʒnəl/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ɒˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/[1]
  • Hyphenation: ori‧gi‧nal, orig‧i‧nal

Adjective

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original (comparative more original, superlative most original)

  1. (not comparable) 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
    • 1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The 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 the original common.
  2. (not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.
    Synonym: initial
    The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.
    This recording is by the original broadway cast.
  3. (not comparable) Newly created.
    Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
  4. (comparable) Fresh, different.
    The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
  5. (not comparable) Pioneering.
    Parker was one of the original bebop players.
  6. (not comparable) Having a specified place or time as its origin.
    This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
  7. (of a potato chip) Seasoned with salt but no other flavoring; ready salted

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  • → Japanese: オリジナル (orijinaru)
  • → Malay: original

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Noun

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original (plural originals)

  1. An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
    Synonym: prototype
    Antonyms: copy, derivative, remake, reproduction, ultimate
    Hyponym: autograph
    This manuscript is the original.
  2. 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 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.
    • 1975, The Educational Trends, volumes 10-14, page 59:
      Ahmad (1969) studied the personality differences among middle school girls identified as originals and unoriginals on the Minnesota's test of creative thinking.
    • 2010, A. Kusuma, Creativity and Cognitive Styles in Children, page 73:
      The originals or the creatives were more dominant than the unoriginals or the low creatives.
  3. (archaic) An eccentric person.
  4. A newly designed garment released by a fashion designer as part of a collection.
    • 1962, “It's Fashion fair time again”, in Ebony, volume 17, number 11, page 126:
      Fashion Fair will give every section first hand knowledge of the latest originals and 1962-63's exciting trends.
    • 1963, National Retail Merchants Association. Sales Promotion Division, The NRMA Sales Promotion Encyclopedia, Vol. II., page 175:
      One such show was built around the Du Pont spring collection of Paris originals.
  5. A ridgeling.

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  1. ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 13.28, page 362.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin orīginālis. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

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original m or f (masculine and feminine plural originals)

  1. original

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  1. ^ “original”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.

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Danish

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original (neuter originalt, plural and definite singular attributive originale)

  1. original

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original c (singular definite originalen, plural indefinite originaler)

  1. an original

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Declension of original
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gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative original originalen originaler originalerne
genitive originals originalens originalers originalernes

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin orīginālis. Doublet of originel.

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original (feminine originale, masculine plural originaux, feminine plural originales)

  1. original
    Antonyms: banal, copié, reproduit, vulgaire
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original m (plural originaux)

  1. an unusual or eccentric person
    Synonym: drôle d’oiseau
  2. an original manuscript
    Synonym: autographe

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”). Doublet of originell.

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original (strong nominative masculine singular originaler, comparative originaler, superlative am originalsten)

  1. original

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Positive forms of original
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist original sie ist original es ist original sie sind original
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative originaler originale originales originale
genitive originalen originaler originalen originaler
dative originalem originaler originalem originalen
accusative originalen originale originales originale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der originale die originale das originale die originalen
genitive des originalen der originalen des originalen der originalen
dative dem originalen der originalen dem originalen den originalen
accusative den originalen die originale das originale die originalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein originaler eine originale ein originales (keine) originalen
genitive eines originalen einer originalen eines originalen (keiner) originalen
dative einem originalen einer originalen einem originalen (keinen) originalen
accusative einen originalen eine originale ein originales (keine) originalen
Comparative forms of original
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist originaler sie ist originaler es ist originaler sie sind originaler
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative originalerer originalere originaleres originalere
genitive originaleren originalerer originaleren originalerer
dative originalerem originalerer originalerem originaleren
accusative originaleren originalere originaleres originalere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der originalere die originalere das originalere die originaleren
genitive des originaleren der originaleren des originaleren der originaleren
dative dem originaleren der originaleren dem originaleren den originaleren
accusative den originaleren die originalere das originalere die originaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein originalerer eine originalere ein originaleres (keine) originaleren
genitive eines originaleren einer originaleren eines originaleren (keiner) originaleren
dative einem originaleren einer originaleren einem originaleren (keinen) originaleren
accusative einen originaleren eine originalere ein originaleres (keine) originaleren
Superlative forms of original
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am originalsten sie ist am originalsten es ist am originalsten sie sind am originalsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative originalster originalste originalstes originalste
genitive originalsten originalster originalsten originalster
dative originalstem originalster originalstem originalsten
accusative originalsten originalste originalstes originalste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der originalste die originalste das originalste die originalsten
genitive des originalsten der originalsten des originalsten der originalsten
dative dem originalsten der originalsten dem originalsten den originalsten
accusative den originalsten die originalste das originalste die originalsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein originalster eine originalste ein originalstes (keine) originalsten
genitive eines originalsten einer originalsten eines originalsten (keiner) originalsten
dative einem originalsten einer originalsten einem originalsten (keinen) originalsten
accusative einen originalsten eine originalste ein originalstes (keine) originalsten
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original

  1. (colloquial, intensifier) really, actually
    Synonyms: echt, wirklich
    • 1997, Alexa Hennig von Lange, chapter 1, in Relax‎[3]:
      Wo ist jetzt diese verdammte Schachtel? Hier finde ich original nichts wieder.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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  • “original” in Duden online
  • “original” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English original, from Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”).

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original (Jawi spelling اوريݢينل)

  1. (informal) Not fake; original.
    Synonyms: asli, tulen
    Antonym: tiruan

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Middle English

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From Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis; equivalent to origyne +‎ -al.

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  • IPA(key): /ɔrid͡ʒiˈnaːl/, /ɔrid͡ʒiˈnal/, /ɔriːd͡ʒiˈnal/

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original (plural and weak singular originale)

  1. original, primordial; preceding everything else
  2. connected to the origin or beginning of something

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original (plural originals) (Late Middle English)

  1. the origin, lineage, or provenance of something
  2. the authoritative, authorial, or primordial version of a work or source
  3. (rare) something that isn't living or artificial; a primordial element
  4. (rare) a reason, factor, or generator of something
  5. (rare) the root or etymological ancestor of a word
  6. (rare, religion) the making of the universe
  7. (rare, law) a legal document beginning legal action

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin orīginālis; the noun being derived from the adjective.

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original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)

  1. original

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original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originaler, definite plural originalene)

  1. an original

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin orīginālis; the noun being derived from the adjective.

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original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)

  1. original

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original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originalar, definite plural originalane)

  1. an original

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin orīginālis.

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original m (feminine singular originala, masculine plural originals, feminine plural originalas)

  1. original

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin orīginālis.

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ɾi.ʒiˈnal/ [ɔ.ɾi.ʒiˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ɾi.ʒiˈna.li/

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original m or f (plural originais)

  1. original (relating to the origin or beginning)
  2. original (being the first in a series)
  3. original (different; unique)

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin originalis or French original. By surface analysis, origine +‎ -al.

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original m or n (feminine singular originală, masculine plural originali, feminine and neuter plural originale)

  1. original

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Declension of original
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite original originală originali originale
definite originalul originala originalii originalele
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dative 		indefinite original originale originali originale
definite originalului originalei originalilor originalelor

Serbo-Croatian

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  • IPA(key): /oriɡǐnaːl/
  • Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal

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origìnāl m (Cyrillic spelling оригѝна̄л)

  1. original
    Antonym: falsifikat

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Declension of original
singular plural
nominative origìnāl originali
genitive originála originala
dative originalu originalima
accusative original originale
vocative originale originali
locative originalu originalima
instrumental originalom originalima

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Etymology

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From Latin orīginālis.

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  • IPA(key): /oɾixiˈnal/ [o.ɾi.xiˈnal]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: o‧ri‧gi‧nal

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original m or f (masculine and feminine plural originales)

  1. original

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original n

  1. an original
  2. an eccentric or strange person (from notion of a one of a kind)
    Nisse är ett riktigt original
    Nisse is a real "one of a kind" (odd person)

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Declension of original
nominative genitive
singular indefinite original originals
definite originalet originalets
plural indefinite original originals
definite originalen originalens
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