original

I UK [əˈrɪdʒ(ə)nəl] / US [əˈrɪdʒən(ə)l] adjective ***

1) [only before noun] existing at the beginning of a period or process, before any changes have been made

Do you know who the car's original owner was?

Our original plan was to go to Spain, but it was too expensive.

The house still has its original wood panelling and doors.

2)

a) new, interesting, and different from anything else

an original and thought-provoking drama

a highly original design

I have to buy a wedding present and I want to find something really original.

b) capable of creating ideas, writings etc that are new, interesting, and different from anything else

a very original songwriter

3) [usually before noun] not copied from something else

The original painting is in a museum in Vienna.

II UK [əˈrɪdʒ(ə)nəl] / US [əˈrɪdʒən(ə)l] noun [countable]
Word forms "original":
singular original plural originals
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1)

a) the first form of something from which copies have been made

Make photocopies for yourself and send the originals to the finance department.

The Greek translation is faithful to the Hebrew original.

b) a painting or other piece of art that was done by the artist, not a copy of it

Is that Picasso an original?

2) informal someone who thinks or behaves in an unusual way and is interesting or entertaining