first, primary; innovative, creative; novel
source from which something arises, originator; prototype, model; original work (as opposed to an imitation)
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Original Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog, the blackthorn the original of the plum.
The natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog, the blackthorn the original of the plum.
(n.)
That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc.
That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc.
(n.)
Origin; commencement; source.
Origin; commencement; source.
(n.)
An original thinker or writer; an originator.
An original thinker or writer; an originator.
(n.)
A person of marked eccentricity.
A person of marked eccentricity.
(a.)
Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process.
Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process.
(a.)
Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine; as, an original thought; an original process; the original text of Scripture.
Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine; as, an original thought; an original process; the original text of Scripture.
(a.)
Having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations of thought; inventive; as, an original genius.
Having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations of thought; inventive; as, an original genius.
(a.)
Before unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of original matter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutBefore unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of original matter.
original
\o*rig"i*nal\ (?), a. [f. original, l. originalis.]
1. pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process. his form had yet not lost all her original brightness.
2. not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine; as, an original thought; an original process; the original text of scripture.
3. having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations of thought; inventive; as, an original genius.
4. before unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of original matter.
original
sin (theol.), the first sin of adam, as related to its consequences to his descendants of the human race; -- called also total depravity. see calvinism.
original
\o*rig"i*nal\, n. [cf. f. original.] 1. origin; commencement; source. it hath it original from much grief. and spangled heavens, a shining frame, their great original proclaim.
2. that which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc. the scriptures may be now read in their own original.
3. an original thinker or writer; an originator. [r.] men who are bad at copying, yet are good originals. g. leland.
4. a person of marked eccentricity. [colloq.]
5. (zo?l. & bot.) the natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog, the blackthorn the original of the plum.
original
adj
1. preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed; "the original inhabitants of the americas"; "the book still has its original binding"; "restored the house to its original condition"; "the original performance of the opera"; "the original cast"; "retracted his original statement"
2. (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
3. being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind" [ant: unoriginal]
4. not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original french" n 1: an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made [syn: master, master copy]
2: an original model on which something is patterned [syn: archetype, pilot]
similar words(2)
original equipment manufacturer
original sin
Not copied nor produced by imitation
Cynarfer = n. original usuage
Cynbechod = n. original sin
Cynddefnydd = n. original matter
Cynfedd = n. original bias
Dechreuol = a. original, initial
Prifnawd = n. original habit
Rhial = n. an original lineage
Noun
1. an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
(synonym) master, master copy
(hypernym) creation
2. an original model on which something is patterned
(synonym) archetype, pilot
(hypernym) model, example
Adjective
1. preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed; "the original inhabitants of the Americas"; "the book still has its original binding"; "restored the house to its original condition"; "the original performance of the opera"; "the original cast"; "retracted his original statement"
(similar) first
2. (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
(similar) primary
3. being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
(antonym) unoriginal
(similar) avant-garde, daring
(see-also) creative, originative
(attribute) originality
4. not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"
(similar) underived
Original Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Originality is the aspect of created or invented works by as being new or novel, and thus can be distinguished from reproductions, clones, forgeries, or derivative works. An original work is one not received from others nor one copied based on the work of others.. It is a work created with a unique style and substance. The term "originality" is often applied as a compliment to the creativity of artists, writers, and thinkers. The idea of originality as we know it was invented by Romanticism, with a notion that is often called romantic originality.
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Original Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
An authentic instrument of something which is to serve as a model or example to be copied or imitated. It also means first, or not deriving any authority from any other source as, original jurisdiction, original writ, original bill and the like.
Originals are single or duplicate. Single, when there is but one; duplicate, when there are two. In the case of printed documents, all the impressions are originals, or in the nature of duplicate originals, and any copy will be primary evidence.
When an original document is not evidence at common law, and a copy of such original is made evidence by an act of the legislature, the original is not therefore, made admissible evidence by implication.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Originals are single or duplicate. Single, when there is but one; duplicate, when there are two. In the case of printed documents, all the impressions are originals, or in the nature of duplicate originals, and any copy will be primary evidence.
When an original document is not evidence at common law, and a copy of such original is made evidence by an act of the legislature, the original is not therefore, made admissible evidence by implication.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
WRIT, ORIGINAL - English law. An original writ is a mandatory letter issuing out of the court of chancery under the great seal and in a king's name, directed to the sheriff of the county where the injury is alleged to have been committed, containing a summary statement of the cause of complaint, and requiring him in most cases, to command the defendant to satisy the claim; and, on his failure to comply, then to summon him to appear in one of the superior courts of common law, there to account for his non-compliance. In some cases, however, it omits the former alternative, and requires the sheriff simply to enforce the appearance.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Original Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Old Original Choice, Blended Scotch Whisky
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