1. Preceding all others in time; first. 2a. Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual: an original play, not an adaptation.b. Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new: a truly original approach. See synonyms at new. 3. Productive of new things or new ideas; inventive: an original mind.4. Being the source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made.
NOUN:
1. A first form from which other forms are made or developed: Later models of the car retained many features of the original.2a. An authentic work of art: bought an original, not a print.b. Work that has been composed firsthand: kept the original but sent a photocopy to his publisher.3. A person who is appealingly odd or curious; a character. 4.Archaic The source from which something arises; an originator.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin orginlis, from org, orgin-, source. See origin.
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