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original

original - adjective

Preceding all others in time: earliest, first, initial, maiden, pioneer, primary, prime, primordial. See start.
Arising from or going to the root or source: basal, basic, foundational, fundamental, primary, radical, underlying. See surface.
Not derived from something else: primary, prime, primitive. See start.
Not counterfeit or copied: actual, authentic, bona fide, genuine, good, indubitable, real, true, undoubted, unquestionable. See true.
Not the same as what was previously known or done: different, fresh, innovative, inventive, new, newfangled, novel, unfamiliar, unprecedented. See new.
Characterized by or productive of new things or new ideas: creative, ingenious, innovative, innovatory, inventive. See ability.

A first form from which varieties arise or imitations are made: archetype, father, master, protoplast, prototype. See start.
A person who is appealingly odd or curious: character, oddity. Informal card, oddball. See usual.