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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries독창적인
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dok-chang-jeok-in
"그는 독창적인 아이디어를 제안했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
3 senses- 1
Present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest.
"The museum managed to preserve the painting in its original frame." - 2
Created for the first time; novel, inventive, and not copied from something else.
"Her design for the community center was brilliantly original."
- 1
The earliest form of something, from which copies may be made.
"Please submit the document; we need to keep the original on file."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin adjective originalis, stemming from Latin origo (beginning, source), from oriri (to rise, appear). It entered Middle English in the late 14th century, initially denoting something relating to an origin or beginning, later shifting to describe something freshly created or not copied from elsewhere.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Original" is said worldwide
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original
Transliteration: o-ʁi-ʒi-nal
"C'est une idée très originale."
originell
Transliteration: o-ʁi-ɡiˈnɛl
"Das ist ein sehr origineller Vorschlag."
originale
Transliteration: o-ri-ʤi-ˈna-le
"Questo documento è l'originale."
original
Transliteration: o-ɾi-xiˈnal
"Prefiero ver la versión original de la película."
original
Transliteration: o-ɾi-ʒiˈnaw
"Esta obra de arte é um original."
मौलिक
Transliteration: maulik
"यह एक मौलिक विचार है।"
原创
Transliteration: yuánchuàng
"这是一个非常有创意的原创设计。"
독창적인
Transliteration: dok-chang-jeok-in
"그는 독창적인 아이디어를 제안했다."
独創的
Transliteration: dokusōteki
"彼女の作品は非常に独創的だ。"
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