I. o ‧ rig ‧ i ‧ nal 1 S1 W1 /əˈrɪdʒɪn ə l, -dʒ ə nəl/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ origin , ↑ original , ↑ originality , ↑ originator ; verb : ↑ originate ; adverb : ↑ originally ; adjective : ↑ original ≠ UNORIGINAL ]
1 . [only before noun] existing or happening first, before other people or things:
The land was returned to its original owner.
The kitchen still has many original features (=parts that were there when the house was first built) .
the original meaning of the word
The original plan was to fly out to New York.
2 . completely new and different from anything that anyone has thought of before:
I don’t think George is capable of having original ideas!
That’s not a very original suggestion.
a highly original design
His work is truly original.
3 . [only before noun] an original work of art is the one that was made by the artist and is not a copy:
The original painting is now in the National Gallery in London.
an original Holbein drawing
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THESAURUS
▪ new :
a new sports centre
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a new edition of the book
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an entirely new theory of time and space
▪ brand new completely new:
a brand new car
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The house looks brand new.
▪ recent made, produced etc a short time ago:
recent research into brain chemistry
▪ the latest [only before noun] the most recent:
Have you seen his latest film?
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the latest fashions from Paris
▪ modern different from earlier things of the same kind because of using new methods, equipment, or designs:
modern technology
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modern farming methods
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a modern kitchen
▪ original new and completely different from what other people have done or thought of before, especially in a way that seems interesting:
The play is highly original.
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His style is completely original.
▪ fresh fresh ideas, evidence, or ways of doing things are new and different, and are used instead of previous ones:
We need a fresh approach to the problem.
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They want young people with fresh ideas.
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Police think they may have found some fresh evidence that links him to the murder.
▪ novel new and different in a surprising and unusual way – used especially about a suggestion, experience, or way of doing something:
The club have come up with a novel way of raising cash.
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The King was passionately in love, which was a novel experience for him.
▪ innovative completely new and showing a lot of imagination – used especially about a design or way of doing something:
an attractive website with an innovative design
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They came up with an innovative approach to the problem.
▪ revolutionary completely new in a way that has a very big effect – used especially about an idea, method, or invention:
a revolutionary treatment for breast cancer
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His theories were considered to be revolutionary at the time.
▪ new-fangled [only before noun] used about something that is new and modern but which you disapprove of:
My grandfather hated all this newfangled technology.
II. original 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ origin , ↑ original , ↑ originality , ↑ originator ; verb : ↑ originate ; adverb : ↑ originally ; adjective : ↑ original ≠ UNORIGINAL ]
1 . a work of art or a document that is not a copy, but is the one produced by the writer or artist:
The colours are much more striking in the original.
I’ll keep a copy of the contract, and give you the original.
2 . in the original in the language that a book, play etc was first written in, before it was translated:
I’d prefer to read it in the original.
3 . informal someone whose behaviour, clothing etc is unusual and amusing