Original
adjective
The very first, earliest.
The paintings are all copies, I prefer to see the original.
Often appears as...
- original idea
- original version
adjective
Created directly and personally by a particular artist; not a reproduction or imitation.
She has created an original piece of artwork.
Often appears as...
- original artwork
- original music
adjective
Fresh and unusual; not typical.
He has such an original style of dressing.
Often appears as...
- original style
- original approach
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A document or object from which copies can be made.
I need to see the original before I can make a copy.
Often appears as...
- see the original
- copy the original
adjective
The very first, earliest.
The paintings are all copies, I prefer to see the original.
Often appears as...
- original idea
- original version
adjective
Created directly and personally by a particular artist; not a reproduction or imitation.
She has created an original piece of artwork.
Often appears as...
- original artwork
- original music
adjective
Fresh and unusual; not typical.
He has such an original style of dressing.
Often appears as...
- original style
- original approach
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A document or object from which copies can be made.
I need to see the original before I can make a copy.
Often appears as...
- see the original
- copy the original
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Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Use 'original' to discuss the first instance something appeared in history or culture.
The museum exhibits the original artifacts of the ancient civilization.
Pro Tip 2/2Preference Clarity
'Original' expresses a preference for things in their first or untouched state.
I always prefer the original flavor of this snack over the new versions.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Use 'original' to discuss the first instance something appeared in history or culture.
The museum exhibits the original artifacts of the ancient civilization.
Pro Tip 2/2Preference Clarity
'Original' expresses a preference for things in their first or untouched state.
I always prefer the original flavor of this snack over the new versions.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Use 'original' to discuss the first instance something appeared in history or culture.
The museum exhibits the original artifacts of the ancient civilization.
Pro Tip 2/2Preference Clarity
'Original' expresses a preference for things in their first or untouched state.
I always prefer the original flavor of this snack over the new versions.
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How languages evolve -...
unable to understand each other. We don't really know if such an original language ever existed, but we do know that the thousands of languages existing today can be traced back to a much smaller number. So how did we end up with so many? In the early days of human migration, the world was much less populated.
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How to create a great...
is about simplicity and usability and google comes from the math term that's a one with a hundred zeros after it so that really big number helps support the company's really big original vision to organize the world's information so as you think about your new brand think carefully and ask yourself what's
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How do animals...
Scientific experimentation, though controversial, gives us some clues. Tests on hermit crabs show that they'll leave an undesirable shell if they're zapped with electricity but stay if it's a good shell. And octopi that may originally curl up an injured arm to protect it
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Where do superstitions...
or at least they did until we forgot their original purpose. For example, theater scenery used to consist of large painted backdrops, raised and lowered by stagehands who would whistle to signal each other. Absentminded whistles from other people could cause an accident.
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Dangerous Rites: Vine...
animism people here believe in a world of spirits that demands offerings originally divers would perform just after the yam harvest to thank the gods and to assure another fruitful crop the village of wali is one of several on the island that holds land diving rituals
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Filming Antarctica's...
i'm catherine jeffs and i was down in antarctica for the original frozen planet series filming for my winter episode it was really important for us to be able to show how incredibly harsh the existence is from our perspective but actually what's
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How a wound heals itself...
of some of its original healthy function, depending on the severity of the initial wound and on the function itself. But because the skin does not fully recover, scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world.
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Fred Jansen: How to land...
So what's important to remember? Comets contain the original material from which our solar system was formed, so they're ideal to study the components that were present at the time when Earth, and life, started. Comets are also suspected
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The philosophy of...
the original philosophy was more than just an attitude. The Stoics believed that everything around us operates according to a web of cause and effect, resulting in a rational structure of the universe, which they called logos.
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How the food you eat...
also known as probiotics, into your gut. Fermented foods are teeming with helpful probiotic bacteria, like lactobacillus and bifidobacteria. Originally used as a way of preserving foods before the invention of refrigeration,
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How languages evolve -...
unable to understand each other. We don't really know if such an original language ever existed, but we do know that the thousands of languages existing today can be traced back to a much smaller number. So how did we end up with so many? In the early days of human migration, the world was much less populated.
Video examples
How to create a great...
is about simplicity and usability and google comes from the math term that's a one with a hundred zeros after it so that really big number helps support the company's really big original vision to organize the world's information so as you think about your new brand think carefully and ask yourself what's
Video examples
How do animals...
Scientific experimentation, though controversial, gives us some clues. Tests on hermit crabs show that they'll leave an undesirable shell if they're zapped with electricity but stay if it's a good shell. And octopi that may originally curl up an injured arm to protect it
Video examples
Where do superstitions...
or at least they did until we forgot their original purpose. For example, theater scenery used to consist of large painted backdrops, raised and lowered by stagehands who would whistle to signal each other. Absentminded whistles from other people could cause an accident.
Video examples
Dangerous Rites: Vine...
animism people here believe in a world of spirits that demands offerings originally divers would perform just after the yam harvest to thank the gods and to assure another fruitful crop the village of wali is one of several on the island that holds land diving rituals
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
i'm catherine jeffs and i was down in antarctica for the original frozen planet series filming for my winter episode it was really important for us to be able to show how incredibly harsh the existence is from our perspective but actually what's
Video examples
How a wound heals itself...
of some of its original healthy function, depending on the severity of the initial wound and on the function itself. But because the skin does not fully recover, scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world.
Video examples
Fred Jansen: How to land...
So what's important to remember? Comets contain the original material from which our solar system was formed, so they're ideal to study the components that were present at the time when Earth, and life, started. Comets are also suspected
Video examples
The philosophy of...
the original philosophy was more than just an attitude. The Stoics believed that everything around us operates according to a web of cause and effect, resulting in a rational structure of the universe, which they called logos.
Video examples
How the food you eat...
also known as probiotics, into your gut. Fermented foods are teeming with helpful probiotic bacteria, like lactobacillus and bifidobacteria. Originally used as a way of preserving foods before the invention of refrigeration,
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Zacky Vengeance
American Musician
We didn't say, 'Hey, we're gonna pick a bunch of cover songs,' or, 'We're gonna write an original song that has to sound like this, because we're a metal band, so we're gonna cover some metal songs.' We did the opposite. We just said, 'We're gonna have fun with these songs, and we're gonna try different things.
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Guy Finley
American Writer
What is the nature of that place where our original self is one with its longing to explore its own deepest possibilities, and where discovering the treasures waiting there is the same as fulfilling our purpose for being?
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
Originally, theater was my life. It was what I assumed I'd spend my working life doing - if I was lucky. Then along came movies.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Death wasn't part of God's original plan for humanity, and the Bible calls death an enemy - the last enemy to be destroyed.
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George Cukor
American Producer
Anyone who looked at something special, in a very original way, makes you see it that way forever.
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Gustave Flaubert
French Novelist
Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.
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Mohit Chauhan
Indian Musician
Kishore Kumar was multi-talented and original, so I really respect him.
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Norman O. Brown
American Philosopher
I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.
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Jack Reynor
Irish Actor
For me, working on original material is very important.
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Orson Bean
American Actor
I think people are afraid to be original.
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Zacky Vengeance
American Musician
We didn't say, 'Hey, we're gonna pick a bunch of cover songs,' or, 'We're gonna write an original song that has to sound like this, because we're a metal band, so we're gonna cover some metal songs.' We did the opposite. We just said, 'We're gonna have fun with these songs, and we're gonna try different things.
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Guy Finley
American Writer
What is the nature of that place where our original self is one with its longing to explore its own deepest possibilities, and where discovering the treasures waiting there is the same as fulfilling our purpose for being?
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
Originally, theater was my life. It was what I assumed I'd spend my working life doing - if I was lucky. Then along came movies.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Death wasn't part of God's original plan for humanity, and the Bible calls death an enemy - the last enemy to be destroyed.
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George Cukor
American Producer
Anyone who looked at something special, in a very original way, makes you see it that way forever.
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Gustave Flaubert
French Novelist
Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.
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Mohit Chauhan
Indian Musician
Kishore Kumar was multi-talented and original, so I really respect him.
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Norman O. Brown
American Philosopher
I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.
Quote examples
Jack Reynor
Irish Actor
For me, working on original material is very important.
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Orson Bean
American Actor
I think people are afraid to be original.
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