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NGSL Rank: 961
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əˈrɪdʒɪn(ə)l Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest.
    E.g. the original owner of the house
  • created personally by a particular artist, writer, musician, etc.; not a copy.
    E.g. original Rembrandts
  • not dependent on other people's ideas; inventive or novel.
    E.g. a subtle and original thinker
noun
  • the earliest form of something, from which copies may be made.
    E.g. the portrait may be a copy of the original
  • an eccentric or unusual person.
    E.g. he was one of the true originals

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