in the language in which a book, etc. was first written, before being translated :
I studied Italian so that I would be able to read Dante in the original.
in the language in which a book, etc. was first written, before being translated :
I studied Italian so that I would be able to read Dante in the original.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005