o‧rig‧i‧nal1 S1 W1 existing or happening first, before other
people or things: first[only before noun] The land was returned
to its original owner. The kitchen still has many original
features (=parts that were there when the house was first
built). the original meaning of the word The original plan was
to fly out to New York. completely new and different from
anything that anyone has thought of before: I don't think George
is capable of having original ideas! That's not a very original
suggestion. a highly original design His work is truly original.
an original work of art is the one that was made by the artist
and is not a copy: a work of art[only before noun] The original
painting is now in the National Gallery in London. an original
Holbein drawing