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 →

2) New and different, not copied: «an original idea». tree →

3) (noun) The first real thing, not a copy: «This painting is the original». tree →

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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →
• The original price was twenty dollars, but now it is half price. tree →
• Write an original poem, not one you copied. tree →
• The museum has the original painting; the poster is a copy. tree →
• Our original plan was to go camping. tree →
• That's a very original idea! tree →
• The original Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece. tree →
• A number doubled is 18; what was the original number? tree →
• file which includes the original illustrations. tree →

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.
• There is no "change 30 percent and it's yours" rule; what matters is whether the original can still be recognised.
• Cleaning products are kept in their original bottles, locked away or up high.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «original» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.