əˈrɪdʒənl adj. & n. --adj. 1 existing
from the beginning;
innate. 2 novel;
inventive;
creative (has an original mind). 3
serving as a
pattern;
not derivative or
imitative;
firsthand (in the original
Greek;
has an original Rembrandt). --n. 1 an original
model, pattern,
picture, etc. from
which another is copied or translated (kept the
copy and destroyed the original). 2 an
eccentric or
unusual person. 3 a a
garment specially designed
for a
fashion collection. b a copy of
such a garment
made to
order. øoriginal
instrument a
musical instrument, or a copy of
one, dating from the
time the
music played on it
was composed. original
print a print made
directly from an artist's
own woodcut,
etching,
etc., and printed
under the artist's supervision. original sin the innate
depravity of
all mankind held to be a
consequence of the
Fall. øøoriginally adv. [ME f. OF original or L originalis (as ORIGIN)]