Synonyms:
original
Meaning: preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed; "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"
Synonyms:
original
Meaning: (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
Synonyms:
original
Meaning: being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
master, master_copy, original
Meaning: an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Synonyms:
original, archetype, pilot
Meaning: something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original"
Usage examples
The idea was not altogether original.
The original lines were not prepossessing.
This method of drying was original with Edison.
"The original," said Henriette, caressing the bauble.
"But--which is this, the forty-eight-dollar one or the original?"
He could not afford to waste paper upon his original compositions.
A reproduction of a work of art, by the artist that made the original.
"Meanwhile, let us consult harmoniously together on the original point.
"We'll have the original in a week if you keep your nerve, Bunny," she cried.
The original family name was Pfirsching, but was soon shortened to its present form.