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/ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nal/

Line drawing of original
Coloured illustration of original
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Translation

original, eccentric

Word origin

From Latin originalis ('belonging to the beginning'), from origo ('origin, source'), itself from oriri ('to rise, to be born'). English 'original' and 'origin' share the root.

Origin
Latin
Root
originalis
English cognates
original, origin, aboriginal

Grammar

Feminineoriginale
Masc pluraloriginaux
Fem pluraloriginales

Examples

C' .

That is a genuinely original idea.

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The original text is in German.

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His paintings are rather original.

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Our neighbour is a bit of an eccentric, but he is kind.

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Keep the original documents in the file.

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This word is part of lesson 37.