Meaning of original | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
   not-comparable
2. First in a series of copies or versions.
   not-comparable
3. Newly created.
   not-comparable
4. Fresh, different.
   comparable
5. Pioneering.
   not-comparable
6. Having a specified place or time as its origin.
   not-comparable
7. Seasoned with salt but no other flavoring; ready salted

Equivalents

Examples

“the original state of mankind;  the original laws of a country;  the original inventor of a process”

“The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.”

“The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.”

“This recording is by the original broadway cast.”

“The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway,[…].”

“Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.”

“The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.”

“Parker was one of the original bebop players.”

“This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.”

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