Original vs. Originary — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Original and Originary
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Original
Present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest
The plasterwork is probably original
The original owner of the house
Originary
(rare) Pertaining to or being the origin of something.
The Big Bang was the originary explosion of the universe.
Original
Created personally by a particular artist, writer, musician, etc.; not a copy
Original Rembrandts
Originary
(rare) primitive, original
The originary concept was very different.
Original
Not dependent on other people's ideas; inventive or novel
A subtle and original thinker
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Originary
(obsolete, often preceding 'of') Having its origin (in); originating (from).
This dish is originary of northern Asia.
Original
The earliest form of something, from which copies may be made
One set of originals and four photocopies
The portrait may be a copy of the original
Originary
(obsolete) native a person born in a particular geographic place, such as a country or region
Original
An eccentric or unusual person
He was one of the true originals
Originary
Causing existence; productive.
The production of animals, in the originary way, requires a certain degree of warmth.
Original
Preceding all others in time; first
Who played the original Dracula?.
Originary
Primitive; primary; original.
The grand originary right of all rights.
Original
Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual
An original play, not an adaptation.
Original
Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new
A truly original approach.
Original
Productive of new things or new ideas; inventive
An original mind.
Original
Being the source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made.
Original
A first form or model from which others are made or developed
Later versions of the car retained key features of the original.
Original
An authentic work of art
Bought an original, not a print.
Original
A work that has been composed firsthand or used to make a copy, reproduction, or translation
Kept the original but sent a photocopy to his publisher.
Original
A person with a creative or unusual personality.
Original
A person who is appealingly odd or curious; a character.
Original
(Archaic) The source from which something arises; an originator.
Original
(not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
The original state of mankind;
The original laws of a country;
The original inventor of a process
Original
(not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.
The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.
This recording is by the original broadway cast.
Original
(not comparable) Newly created.
Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
Original
(comparable) Fresh, different.
The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
Original
(not comparable) Pioneering.
Parker was one of the original bebop players.
Original
(not comparable) Having a specified place or time as its origin.
This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
Original
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
This manuscript is the original.
Original
A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.
Original
(archaic) An eccentric person.
Original
A newly designed garment released by a fashion designer as part of a collection.
Original
A ridgeling.
Original
Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process.
His form had yet not lostAll her original brightness.
Original
Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine; as, an original thought; an original process; the original text of Scripture.
Original
Having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations of thought; inventive; as, an original genius.
Original
Before unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of original matter.
Original
Origin; commencement; source.
It hath it original from much grief.
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,Their great Original proclaim.
Original
That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc.
The Scriptures may be now read in their own original.
Original
An original thinker or writer; an originator.
Men who are bad at copying, yet are good originals.
Original
A person of marked eccentricity.
Original
The natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog, the blackthorn the original of the plum.
Original
An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Original
An original model on which something is patterned
Original
Preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed;
The original inhabitants of the Americas
The book still has its original binding
Restored the house to its original condition
The original performance of the opera
The original cast
Retracted his original statement
Original
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary;
His work is based on only original, not secondary, sources
Original
Being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of;
A truly original approach
With original music
An original mind
Original
Not derived or copied or translated from something else;
The play is original; not an adaptation
He kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox
The translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French
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