original

original: original [ə rij′i nəl]

adj.

[OFr < L originalis]

1. having to do with an origin; first; earliest

2. never having occurred or existed before; fresh; new; novel

3. capable of or given to inventing or creating something new, or thinking or acting in an independent, individual, fresh way

4. coming from someone as the originator, maker, author, etc.

5. being that from which reproductions, copies, etc. have been made

n.

[Fr < the adj.]

1. a pristine form or primary type that has given rise to varieties

2. 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 like

4.

a) a person with an original and creative mind

b) Archaic an eccentric person

5. Archaic an originator

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original — original, ale 1. (o ri ji nal, na l ) adj. 1° Qui a un caractère d origine, primitif. Le tableau original. Les textes originaux. J ai lu la lettre originale. L édition originale d un livre. La copie originale d un tableau. • Il a publié avec… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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original — o‧rig‧i‧nal [əˈrɪdʒnl, dʒnəl] adjective [only before a noun] happening or existing first: • Which is theoriginal document and which is the copy? • The index linked certificates were paying indexation plus 4% of the original investment.… … Financial and business terms
original — orig·i·nal n 1: that from which a copy or reproduction is made both parties signed the original compare duplicate 2: a work composed firsthand as the product of an author s creativity ◇ A work must be an original in order to obtain a copyright.… … Law dictionary
Original Me — Álbum de estudio de Cascada Publicación 19 de Junio, 2011 Grabación 2009 2011 Plazmatek Studio,Yanou Studio 1 … Wikipedia Español
Original — O*rig i*nal, a. [F. original, L. originalis.] [1913 Webster] 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Original — O*rig i*nal, n. [Cf. F. original.] [1913 Webster] 1. Origin; commencement; source. [1913 Webster] It hath it original from much grief. Shak. [1913 Webster] And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. Addison. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Original — (von lateinisch origo ‚Ursprung‘) steht für das ursprüngliche Exemplar, z. B. als Vorlage für eine Kopie speziell Druckvorlage Urschrift einer Urkunde Muster Originalgrafik die ursprüngliche Fassung eines Werkes als Gegensatz zur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Origināl — (Originell, v. lat.), ursprünglich, urwesentlich, anerschaffen, angeboren, nicht nachgeahmt, eigenthümlich; seltsam, wunderlich; daher das Original, 1) ein Urbild, ein Ursprüngliches, zuerst od. selbständig Gebildetes, im Gegensatz von… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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