original
/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Unseasoned, unflavored, plain, or having a standard or typical flavor; classic, traditional
Example Sentences
- "the original state of mankind; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process"
- "The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common."
- "The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions."
- "This recording is by the original broadway cast."
- "The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway,[…]."
- "Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers."
Etymology
From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”), equivalent to origin + -al; see origin.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: original, orīginālis, orīgō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/
- British English: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/