Dictionary Check: original
"original" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
12
points
Definition
adjective
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
Example:
"the original inhabitants of the Americas"
adjective
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
Example:
"his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
adjective
being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
Example:
"a truly original approach"
adjective
not derived or copied or translated from something else
Example:
"the play is original, not an adaptation"
noun
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
noun
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
Example:
"this painting is a copy of the original"
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