original

adjective
o·rig·i·nal
/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/

Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.

Example

“the original state of mankind;&emsp; the original laws of a country;&emsp; the original inventor of a process”

Other meanings

first in a series of copies or versions.
“The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.”
fresh, different.
“The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.”

Related words

nonoriginal
Original Pilipino Music
originalism
originalist
originalistic
originalness
unoriginal
originally
original antigenic sin
original depravity
original fic
original package doctrine

Example sentences

“I wish you would identify as an original joke.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Is this the original version?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“The original was more accurate.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "orīgō" (beginning, source, origin).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “original” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.