What is "original" in English? Definition and Explanations
What does original mean in English? Meaning of original definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "original" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "original": an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Noun
Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]
Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/
Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Meaning of "original": preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
Adjective
Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]
Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/
Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Meaning of "original": something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
Noun
Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]
Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/
Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Meaning of "original": (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
Adjective
Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]
Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/
Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Meaning of "original": being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
Adjective
Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]
Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/
Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Meaning of "original": not derived or copied or translated from something else
Adjective
Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]
Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/
Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Synonyms:
initial, authentic, prime, infant, opening, beginning, primary, pioneer, aboriginal, primitive, starting, first, archetypal, autochthonous, early, elementary, embryonic, genuine, introductory, primeval, primordial, pristine, rudimentary, inceptive, prototypal, rudimental, commencing, first-hand, underivative, underived, seminal, imaginative, unusual, inventive, unconventional, creative, innovative, novel, sensitive, formative, ready, quick, fertile, ingenious, inspiring, productive, resourceful, unprecedented, untried, innovatory, envisioning, devising, avant garde, breaking new ground, causal, causative, conceiving, demiurgic, generative, innovational, originative, pattern, model, precursor, type, creation, novelty, forerunner, invention, exemplar, paradigm, archetype, precedent, coinage, character, case, oddball, oddity, eccentric, nonconformist, weirdo, queer, anomaly, card,
Antonyms:
last, derivative, latest, borrowed, hackneyed, used, worn, newest, old, uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, standard, usual, uneducated, derivative, latest, borrowed, hackneyed, used, worn, normal, slow, newest, old, derivative, offshoot, regularity, usualness, derivative, offshoot, normality, standard, creation,
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