original
/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/ adjective A2- Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others. · the original state of mankind; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process
- First in a series of copies or versions. · The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.· This recording is by the original broadway cast.
- Newly created. · Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
- Fresh, different. · The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
- Pioneering. · Parker was one of the original bebop players.
- Having a specified place or time as its origin. · This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
- Unseasoned, unflavored, plain, or having a standard or typical flavor; classic, traditional
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The boards round and the panelling of the walls were of brown, worm-eaten oak, so old and discoloured that it may have dated from the original building of the house.
“Come,” said the abbé, closing his hiding-place, and pushing the bed back to its original situation, “let me hear your story.”
Green it might be called, if it were any earthly color--a queer, dull, bronzy green, with streaks here and there of the original red to heighten the ghastly effect.
There was certainly at this moment, in Elizabeth’s mind, a more gentle sensation towards the original than she had ever felt in the height of their acquaintance.
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