DICTOMETER

ORIGINAL

(original, opprinnelig)

1. Synonyms:
   • Master
   • Master copy
   • Original
   Definitions:
   • an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Original
   • Archetype
   • Pilot
   Definitions:
   • something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
   Examples:
   • This painting is a copy of the original
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Original
   Definitions:
   • preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
   Examples:
   • The original inhabitants of the Americas
   • The book still has its original binding
   • Restored the house to its original condition
   • The original performance of the opera
   • The original cast
   • Retracted his original statement
   Antonyms:
   • Last
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Original
   Definitions:
   • (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
   Examples:
   • His work is based on only original, not secondary, sources
   Antonyms:
   • Secondary
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Original
   Definitions:
   • being or productive of something fresh and unusual
   • or being as first made or thought of
   Examples:
   • A truly original approach
   • With original music
   • An original mind
   Antonyms:
   • UNORIGINAL
   • banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(prenominal), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
   • bromidic, corny, platitudinal, platitudinous
   • cliched, ready-made
   • cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten
   • slavish
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Original
   Definitions:
   • not derived or copied or translated from something else
   Examples:
   • The play is original
   • Not an adaptation
   • He kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox
   • The translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French
   Antonyms:
   • Derived