What part of speech is original?

Original can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. original is a noun, singular of originals.
  • 2. original is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • original 
    more original
    most original
  • Positive: original 
  • Comparative: more original
  • Superlative: most original

Adjective to adverb

What does original mean?

Definitions

Adjective
original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
original - not derived or copied or translated from something else; "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"
original - preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed; "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"
original - (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"

Noun
original - something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original"
original - an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
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Examples of original

#   Sentence  
1. noun This painting is a copy of the original.
2. noun Original Proposition:
3. noun Joseph Manogue at Tiger called me last night to say he had finally reviewed the draft ISDA doc with all agreed changes put in and lined from original.
4. noun I don't like the new textbook for my English class; I prefer the original.
5. noun Set your translation against the original once again.
6. noun Any translation, however good, will clearly fall short of the original.
7. noun The translation was true to the original.
8. noun The translation is quite true to the original.
9. noun The translation is true to the original.
10. noun The translation was nicely true to the original.
11. noun The copy agrees with the original.
12. noun The movie is not so interesting as the original.
13. noun This is an exact copy of the original.
14. noun This book is abridged from the original.
15. noun Several scenes have been cut from the original.
16. adj. A truly original approach.
17. adj. With original music.
18. adj. An original mind.
19. adj. The play is original; not an adaptation.
20. adj. He kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox.
21. adj. The translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French.
22. adj. The original inhabitants of the Americas.
23. adj. The book still has its original binding.
24. adj. Restored the house to its original condition.
25. adj. The original performance of the opera.
26. adj. The original cast.
27. adj. Retracted his original statement.
28. adj. His work is based on only original, not secondary, sources.
29. adj. Bush received an honorable discharge after serving five years, four months and five days of his original six-year commitment.
30. adj. And of all the people who the county is getting to find a replacement...is none other than Lee Brown, the original supervisor of the Atlanta PD, who was in office during the murders and the subsequent investigation.
Sentence  
noun
This painting is a copy of the original.
Original Proposition:
Joseph Manogue at Tiger called me last night to say he had finally reviewed the draft ISDA doc with all agreed changes put in and lined from original.
I don't like the new textbook for my English class; I prefer the original.
Set your translation against the original once again.
Any translation, however good, will clearly fall short of the original.
The translation was true to the original.
The translation is quite true to the original.
The translation is true to the original.
The translation was nicely true to the original.
The copy agrees with the original.
The movie is not so interesting as the original.
This is an exact copy of the original.
This book is abridged from the original.
Several scenes have been cut from the original.
adj.
A truly original approach.
With original music.
An original mind.
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.
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.
His work is based on only original, not secondary, sources.
Bush received an honorable discharge after serving five years, four months and five days of his original six-year commitment.
And of all the people who the county is getting to find a replacement...is none other than Lee Brown, the original supervisor of the Atlanta PD, who was in office during the murders and the subsequent investigation.
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