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  • Definition
    • 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

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