Definitions:

1. not derived or copied or translated from something else adjective
   • the play is original
2. not secondhand or by way of something intermediary, such as information adjective
   • Their work is based on only original, not secondary, sources.
3. preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed adjective
   • the original inhabitants of the Americas
4. something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies noun
   • this painting is a copy of the original

Synonyms:

• archetype
• master
• master copy
• pilot

NearBy Words:

• originalism
• originality
• originally