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adjective

1. Preceding all others in time: earliest, first, initial, maiden, pioneer, primary, prime, primordial. See start/end.
2. Arising from or going to the root or source: basal, basic, foundational, fundamental, primary, radical, underlying. See surface/depth.
3. Not derived from something else: primary, prime, primitive. See start/end.
4. Not counterfeit or copied: actual, authentic, bona fide, genuine, good, indubitable, real, true, undoubted, unquestionable. See true/false.
5. Not the same as what was previously known or done: different, fresh, innovative, inventive, new, newfangled, novel, unfamiliar, unprecedented. See new/old.
6. Characterized by or productive of new things or new ideas: creative, ingenious, innovative, innovatory, inventive. See ability/inability.

noun

1. A first form from which varieties arise or imitations are made: archetype, father, master, protoplast, prototype. See start/end.
2. A person who is appealingly odd or curious: character, oddity. Informal card, oddball. See usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: earliest
Antonyms: derivative, last, latest, newest

adj

Definition: fresh, new
Antonyms: borrowed, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed, old, used, worn

n

Definition: standard, prototype
Antonyms: creation, derivative, offshoot

IN BRIEF: Not a copy.

The only parts left of my original body are my elbows. — Phyllis Diller

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For a list of words related to original, see:

• Performance, Airplay, and the Recording Industry - original: song composed by its performer
• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual

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See words rhyming with "original."

Common misspelling(s) of original

• origional
• orginal

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - oprindelig, original, ægte, original-, grund-
n. - original, originalværk, originalsprog, særling

idioms:

• in the original    på originalsproget
• original sin    arvesynden

Nederlands (Dutch)
oorspronkelijk, origineel, eerste, nieuw, oeroud, vindingrijk, oorspronkelijk stuk

Français (French)
adj. - original, originel, premier
n. - original

idioms:

• in the original    dans la version originale
• original sin    péché originel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Original
adj. - ursprünglich, originell, original, Ur-

idioms:

• in the original    im Original
• original sin    Erbsünde

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρωτότυπο, πρότυπο, (καθομ.) πρωτοπαρουσιαζόμενο μοντελάκι, εκκεντρικό άτομο
adj. - (πρωτ)αρχικός, πρωτότυπος, ιδιόρρυθμος, ιδιότυπος

idioms:

• in the original    στο πρωτότυπο, από το πρωτότυπο
• original sin    προπατορικό αμάρτημα

Italiano (Italian)
originale, primario, primordiale, primevo

idioms:

• in the original    nell'originale
• original sin    peccato originale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - original (m)
adj. - original, novo, criador

idioms:

• in the original    no original
• original sin    pecado original

Русский (Russian)
оригинал, первоначальный, оригинальный, подлинный, своеобразный

idioms:

• in the original    в подлиннике
• original sin    первородный грех

Español (Spanish)
adj. - original, primero, genuino, auténtico, originario, ingenioso
n. - original

idioms:

• in the original    en el original, en la primera versión
• original sin    pecado original

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - original, nyskapare
adj. - ursprunglig, originell, nyskapande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
最初的, 独创的, 原始的, 原物, 原作

idioms:

• in the original    原著, 原作
• original sin    原罪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 最初的, 獨創的, 原始的
n. - 原物, 原作

idioms:

• in the original    原著, 原作
• original sin    原罪

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 최초의, 독창적인
n. - 원형, 모델, 독창적인 사람, 기원

idioms:

• in the original    원문으로

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最初の, 原始の, 独創的な, 奇抜な, 原作の, 独自の, 原文の
n. - 原物, 本人, 原語, 独創的な人, 変人

idioms:

• in the original    原文で
• original sin    原罪

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نسخه أصليه (صفه) أصلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקורי, ראשוני, מולד, חדש, יצירתי, בעל כושר המצאה‬
n. - ‮מקור, יצירה מקורית, דגם ראשון, לבוש המעוצב במיוחד לאוסף בגדי אופנה, אדם מיוחד או תמהוני‬

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