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originall

originall is the obsolete spelling of original.

Meaning of original

Adjective

original (comparative more original, superlative most original)

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    primary
  2. (not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.
    • The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.
    Synonyms:
    initial, primary
  3. (not comparable) Newly created.
    • Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
  4. (comparable) Fresh, different.
    • The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
  5. (not comparable) Pioneering.
    • Parker was one of the original bebop players.
  6. (not comparable) Having a specified place or time as its origin.
    • This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.

See all 12 meanings of original

Forms of originall

comparativemore originall
superlativemost originall

Questions about originall

What is originall the obsolete spelling of?
Originall is the obsolete spelling of original.

Words near originall in the dictionary

  1. originalistic
  2. originalistically
  3. originalists
  4. originalities
  5. originality
  6. originall
  7. originally
  8. originalness
  9. originals
  10. originant
  11. originaries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: originall (page history and authors); original (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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