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original characters

original characters is the plural of original character.

Meaning of original character

Noun

original character (plural original characters)

  1. (slang) A fictional character created by an author or artist, usually one from a fanwork that is not present in the official canon.
    • I currently have a document of My Little Pony story ideas that is, at the time of this writing, over 250 pages in length. It consists of over 400 premises for stories categorized with more than thirty-five different color-coded tags, a timelime of events spanning over 400,000 years and fourteen...2013, Peter Berg, "Hobbyhorsing", in Anne Jamison, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, BenBella Books (2013), unnumbered pages
    Synonyms:
    OC
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see original, character.

Questions about original characters

What is original characters the plural of?
Original characters is the plural of original character.

Words near original characters in the dictionary

  1. original antigenic sin
  2. original as sin
  3. original aspect ratio
  4. original aspect ratios
  5. original character
  6. original characters
  7. original depravity
  8. original fic
  9. original jurisdiction
  10. original justice
  11. original package doctrine

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