- original
- original [ə rij′i nəl]adj.[OFr < L originalis]1. having to do with an origin; first; earliest2. never having occurred or existed before; fresh; new; novel3. capable of or given to inventing or creating something new, or thinking or acting in an independent, individual, fresh way4. coming from someone as the originator, maker, author, etc.5. being that from which reproductions, copies, etc. have been maden.[Fr < the adj.]1. a pristine form or primary type that has given rise to varieties2. an original work, as of art or literature, as distinguished from a reproduction, copy, etc.3. the person or thing represented in a painting or the like4.a) a person with an original and creative mindb) Archaic an eccentric person5. Archaic an originatorSYN.- NEW
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.