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noun- something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
"this painting is a copy of the original"
original archetype pilot
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
master master copy original
adjective- being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
"a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
original
- (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
"his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
original
- not derived or copied or translated from something else
"the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"
original
- preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
"the original inhabitants of the Americas"; "the book still has its original binding"; "restored the house to its original condition"; "the original performance of the opera"; "the original cast"; "retracted his original statement"
original
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