ORIGINAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of original – Learner’s Dictionary

original
adjective
uk
/əˈrɪdʒənəl/
us

original adjective (INTERESTING)

B1
special and interesting because of not being the same as others:
Her essay was full of original ideas.
He's a highly original thinker.
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original adjective (FIRST)

B1
existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form of something:
His original plan was to stay for a week, but he ended up staying for a month.
Do you still have the original version of this document?
original
noun [ C ]
uk
/əˈrɪdʒənəl/
us
B2
something that is in the form in which it was first created and has not been copied or changed:
The latest version of the software is much more reliable than the original.
If the painting were an original, it would be very valuable.
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(Definition of original from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of original

in Chinese (Traditional)
原先的, 起初的,原先的,最早的, 原作的,真跡的,非贗品的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
原先的, 起初的,原先的,最早的, 原作的,真迹的,非赝品的…
in Spanish
original, primero, original [masculine-feminine…
in Portuguese
original, primeiro, original [masculine]…
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मुळातील, अस्सल, मुळच्या…
独創的な, 原本の, (複製に対して)もとの…
özgün, tek, kendine özgü…
original/-ale, d’origine, original [masculine]…
original, primer…
origineel, model…
ஆரம்பத்தில் இருந்தே இருக்கும், அல்லது ஏதோவொன்றின் ஆரம்ப வடிவமாக இருப்பது, ஒரு ஓவியம் போன்ற ஒரு அசல் வேலை. கலைஞரால் தயாரிக்கப்படுகிறது…
(किसी चीज़ का) मूल, प्रथम, किसी चीज़ का पहला और अविकसित प्रकार…
મૂળ, અસલ, મૌલિક…
oprindelig, original, model…
ursprunglig, originell, original[målning]…
asal, model lukisan…
original, originell, Original……
original, original [masculine], opprinnelig…
اصلی, قدیمی, ابتدائی…
первісний, перший, самобутній…
оригинальный, незаурядный, первый…
అసలు/ ప్రారంభం నుండి ఉనికిలో ఉంది, లేదా దేనిదైనా ప్రారంభ రూపం, అసలుది/ అసలైన వర్ణచిత్రం మొదలైన అసలు కళలు కళాకారుడి చేతిలో తయారవుతాయి…
مُبْتَكَر, أصْلي, أصلي…
আসল, মৌলিক, অন্য কোনো ব্যক্তি বা বস্তুর মতো নয়…
původní, originální, svérázný…
asli, orisinal, model…
ซึ่งเป็นแบบฉบับ, ใหม่, (ภาพเขียน) ซึ่งเป็นต้นฉบับ…
nguyên bản, độc đáo, gốc…
oryginalny, pierwotny, oryginał…
독창적인, 본래의, 원본의…
originale, originario…
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