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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- original :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
- original :something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
- this painting is a copy of the original
- original :(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
- his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources
- original :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
- original :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
- original :an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made