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How to pronounce original
Say it like this: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does original mean?
adjRelating 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.
“This recording is by the original broadway cast.”
Newly created.
“Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.”
nounAn object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
“This manuscript is the original.”
A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.
“The originals or the creatives were more dominant than the unoriginals or the low creatives.”
An eccentric person.
“‘Are you an alienist?’ I interrupted. ‘Every doctor should be - a little,’ answered that original, imperturbably.”
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