original

1. An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made (synset 103732765)
   is a type of: creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
   same as: master, master copy
2. Something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies (synset 105947118)
   "this painting is a copy of the original"
   is a type of: example, model - a representative form or pattern
   same as: archetype, pilot

1. Preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed (synset 301016100)
   "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"
   similar to: first - preceding all others in time or space or degree
2. (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary (synset 301858967)
   "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
   similar to: primary - of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
3. Being or productive of something fresh and unusual;
   Or being as first made or thought of (synset 301691099)
   "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
   also:

   • unconventional - not conforming to accepted rules or standards
   • creative, originative - having the ability or power to create
   • first - preceding all others in time or space or degree
   • primary - of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
   tells us about: originality - the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
   similar to:

   • avant-garde, daring - radically new or original
   • freehand, freehanded - done by hand without mechanical aids or devices
   • fresh, new, novel - original and of a kind not seen before
   • germinal, originative, seminal - containing seeds of later development
   • groundbreaking, innovational, innovative - being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
   • underivative - not derivative or imitative
4. Not derived or copied or translated from something else (synset 300702652)
   "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"
   similar to: underived - not derived; primary or simple

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