original

1. (not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.Examples: "the original state of mankind;  the original laws of a country;  the original inventor of a process"; "The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common."

2. (not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.Examples: "The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions."; "This recording is by the original broadway cast."; "The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway,[…]."Synonyms: initial

3. (not comparable) Newly created.Examples: "Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers."

4. (comparable) Fresh, different.Examples: "The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception."

5. (not comparable) Pioneering.Examples: "Parker was one of the original bebop players."

6. (not comparable) Having a specified place or time as its origin.Examples: "This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina."