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original2 [countable]
1 a work of art or a document that is not a copy, but is the one produced by the writer or artist : 
The colours are much more striking in the original.I'll keep a copy of the contract, and give you the original.
The colours are much more striking in the original.I'll keep a copy of the contract, and give you the original.2 in the language that a book, play etc was first written in, before it was translated : I'd prefer to read it in the original.
in the original
SLLI'd prefer to read it in the original.3 informal someone whose behaviour, clothing etc is unusual and amusing
