noun
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Synonyms
noun
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
Synonyms
Examples
- this painting is a copy of the original
adjective
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
Examples
- the original inhabitants of the Americas
- the book still has its original binding
- restored the house to its original condition
- the original performance of the opera
- the original cast
- retracted his original statement
adjective
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
Examples
- his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources
adjective
being or productive of something fresh and unusual
Examples
- or being as first made or thought of
- a truly original approach
- with original music
- an original mind
adjective
not derived or copied or translated from something else
Examples
- the play is original
- not an adaptation
- he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox
- the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French