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origin n. 1 source, derivation, rise, fountain-head, foundation,
basis, base, well-spring, fount, provenance, Chiefly US
provenience: The origins of many English words are unknown. 2
creation, genesis, birth, birthplace, cradle, dawning, dawn,
origination, start, beginning, commencement, outset, launch,
launching, inception, inauguration: The origin of the notion of
democracy can be traced to ancient Greece. 3 Often, origins.
parentage, ancestry, extraction, descent, lineage, pedigree,
genealogy, stock, heritage: We have traced our family's origins
back to the Middle Ages.
original adj. 1 initial, first, earliest, primary, beginning, starting,
basic: The original report made no mention of any missing
jewellery. 2 native, indigenous, autochthonous, aboriginal,
primordial, primeval, primitive: At first, we could find only
slight traces of the original inhabitants. 3 master, actual,
primary, authentic, true, genuine, real, basic; prototypic(al),
archetypal, source: I have the original document and my lawyer
has a copy. 4 creative, novel, innovative, unique, imaginative,
unusual, inventive, ingenious; firsthand, fresh, underived,
unprecedented: The film is based on a highly original story by
Daphne du Maurier. The author has some original insights into
Hamlet's relationship with Ophelia.
--n. 5 prototype, archetype, source, model, pattern; master:
The original hangs in the National Gallery. 6 eccentric,
nonconformist, individualist, Colloq case, card, character, Brit
queer fish: True to his reputation as an original, Wilde
sauntered down the Strand with a lily in his hand.
originality
n. creativeness, creativity, inventiveness, ingenuity,
innovativeness, innovation, novelty, newness, unorthodoxy,
unconventionality, cleverness, daring, resourcefulness,
independence, individuality, uniqueness, nonconformity: One
must admire Dali for his originality.
originally
adv. in or at or from the beginning, (at ) first, from the
first, initially, to begin with, at or from the outset, at or
from the start, in the first place or instance, Colloq from the