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"
Antonyms:
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

Synonyms:
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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