Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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originality | Yes | No | No | No |
original | Yes | Yes | No | No |
originality (noun) | original (noun) |
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the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else) | an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made |
the ability to think and act independently | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies |
originality (adjective) | original (adjective) |
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being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of | |
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary | |
not derived or copied or translated from something else | |
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed |