o⋅rig⋅i⋅nal  [uh-rij-uh-nl]

–adjective

1. 1.Preceding all others in time; first.
   

1. a.Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual: an original play, not an adaptation.
   

2. b.Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new: a truly original approach.
   

2. 2.Productive of new things or new ideas; inventive: an original mind.
   

3. 3.Being the source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made.