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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Antonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Related terms 2 German 2.1 Adjective 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Related terms

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
quickly	lie	supposed	#816: original	provide	determined	month

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈɹɪʤənl/
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[ Adjective

original (comparative more original, superlative most original)

1. (not comparable) First in a series

   The original manuscript contained spelling errors that were fixed in later versions

   This recording is by the original broadway cast.

2. (not comparable) Newly created

   Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.

3. (comparable) Fresh, different

   The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.

4. (not comparable) Pioneering

   Parker was one of the original bebop players.

5. (not comparable) Having as its origin

   This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.

[ Antonyms

• derivative
• reproduction

[ Translations

first in a series

Arabic: أصْلِيّ (’aʂlī) Chinese: 原 (yuán), 原始 (yuánshǐ) Czech: původní Dutch: origineel Finnish: alkuperäinen fi(fi), ensimmäinen fi(fi) French: original fr(fr) German: original de(de) Greek: αρχικός el(el) m. (archikós) Hungarian: eredeti hu(hu)

Italian: originale it(it) Japanese: 本来の (ほんらいの, honrai no) Korean: 최초의 (choechoui) Portuguese: original pt(pt) Russian: первоначальный (pervonačál’nyj), первичный (pervíčnyj), исходный (isxódnyj) Serbian: самобитан (samobitan) Spanish: original es(es) Swedish: original-

newly created

Finnish: tuore fi(fi), alkuperäinen fi(fi) German: original de(de) Greek: αρχικός el(el) m. (archikós)

Russian: новый ru(ru) (nóvyj), свежий ru(ru) (svéžij) Serbian: самобитан (samobitan), нов (nov)

fresh, different

Finnish: tuore, omaperäinen, originelli, omintakeinen German: originell de(de) Greek: αρχικός el(el) m. (archikós) Russian: свежий (svéžij), своеобразный (svojeobráznyj), оригинальный (originál’nyj)

Serbian: свеж (svež) Swedish: originell sv(sv)

pioneering

Finnish: alkuperäinen fi(fi), ensimmäinen fi(fi)

German: ursprünglich de(de)

having as its origin

Finnish: peräisin fi(fi) German: ursprünglich de(de)

Swedish: ursprunglig

[ Noun

Singular original

Plural originals

original (plural originals)

1. An object (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived

   This manuscript is the original

2. A person with a unique and interesting personality

   You're an original

[ Antonyms

• copy
• remake
• reproduction

[ Translations

object from which all later copies and variations are derived

Finnish: alkuperäinen, alkuperäiskappale, originaali Greek: πρωτότυπο el(el) n. (protótypo)

Russian: оригинал ru(ru) (originál) m.

person with a unique and interesting personality

Finnish: ainutlaatuinen ihminen, originelli persoona

Russian: оригинал ru(ru) (originál) m.

[ Related terms

• origin
• originality
• originally
• originate
• aboriginal

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[ German

[ Adjective

original (not comparable)

1. original

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[ Spanish

[ Adjective

original m. and f. (plural originales)

1. original

[ Related terms

• originalmente
• originalidad
• origen
• originar
• originario