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Dictionary definition
· original
noun
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
"this painting is a copy of the original"
adjective
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
"the original inhabitants of the Americas"
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
"his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
"a truly original approach"
not derived or copied or translated from something else
"the play is original, not an adaptation"
Similar words
master
master copy
archetype
pilot
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).