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# original

«original» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **First; existing at the beginning, before changes: «the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (original); noun (an original, originals)

### meaning for a pupil

1) First; existing at the beginning, before changes: «the original plan». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#m1)

2) New and different, not copied: «an original idea». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#m2)

3) (noun) The first real thing, not a copy: «This painting is the original». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In English and art lessons: «use original ideas», «write an original story» — do not copy. In maths problems: «the original price», «the original number» — the amount before a change; percentages of change are worked out from the original. In history and museums: «the original document». Phrases: «in its original form», «the original version».

### examples

- N] = original page markers; [N] = note references (notes are in sy08 section). (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x1)
- Meroz has associated these ‘three books’ with what she regards to be the three original textual layers of the SY, woven together after their composition into a single work by an editor. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x2)
- Marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume will appear in this file - a reminder of this book's long journey from the publisher to a library and finally to you. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x3)
- The original price was twenty dollars, but now it is half price. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x4)
- Write an original poem, not one you copied. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x5)
- The museum has the original painting; the poster is a copy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x6)
- Our original plan was to go camping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x7)
- That's a very original idea! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x8)
- The original Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x9)
- A number doubled is 18; what was the original number? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x10)
- file which includes the original illustrations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/#x11)

### note

In maths, «original» = the starting value: change = new − original, and «percent increase» = change ÷ original × 100. Adverb «originally» = at first. Noun «origin» = where something comes from. Opposites: «copy» (noun), «copied» or «unoriginal» (adjective).

### In the corpora

- [A cover is a song written by someone else; an original is one the band wrote itself.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/4-starting-a-band/8/)
- [There is no "change 30 percent and it's yours" rule; what matters is whether the original can still be recognised.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit/11/)
- [Cleaning products are kept in their original bottles, locked away or up high.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/114-bags-medicines-and-chemicals/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «original» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/original/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.