original

original
1 adjective
1 (only before noun) existing or happening first, before being changed or replaced by something or someone else: The land was returned to its original owner. | We still have the original stone floor.
2 completely new and different from anything that anyone has thought of before: a highly original style | an original thinker | What an original idea!
3 (only before noun) not copied: an original Holbein drawing
2 noun (C)
1 a painting, document, etc that is not a copy, but is the one produced by the writer or artist: The colour was paler in the original. | I'll keep a copy, and give you the original.
2 in the original in the language that a book, play etc was first written in, before it was translated: I read it in the original.
3 informal someone whose behaviour, clothing etc is unusual and amusing

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • Original- — Original …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • original — Original, [origina]le. adj. Qui n est copié sur aucun modele, sur aucun exemplaire. Titre original. piece originale, un tableau original. pensée originale. cela n est point imité, point emprunté. cela est original. Il est aussi substantif, & il… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 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

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  • original — adjetivo 1. Del origen: Según la Biblia, Adán y Eva cometieron el pecado original. ¿Cuál es la causa original, el principio de todo? La idea original era hacer un parque, pero han hecho un aparcamiento. 2. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que es… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

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  • 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

  • original — (Del lat. originālis). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo al origen. 2. Dicho de una obra científica, artística, literaria o de cualquier otro género: Que resulta de la inventiva de su autor. Escritura, cuadro original. U. t. c. s. m. [m6]El… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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