original
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning.
originals
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pluralof original.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Blue Note Records released her breakthrough solo LP, 1993’s “Blue Light ‘Til Dawn,” a mix of originals and covers of work by blues pioneer Robert Johnson and folk singers Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Don’t Say Good Luck” is predictable but undeniably sweet, aided by a star-making turn by Sandler, who’s already miles past her father in terms of quality Netflix originals.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Disney has had a number of hugely successful live-action remakes that came out decades after the originals, including “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” and last year’s “Lilo & Stitch.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The ballad “Heart of Stone,” one of their best early originals, made the Billboard Top 20.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Everything was topsy-turvy: the originals were fake; the fakes were original.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
