Entry Word: original

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 coming before all others in time or order <the original plan had to be discarded when the situation changed drastically> — see first 1
2 having the skill and imagination to create new things <an original artist who wanted his paintings to convey his emotional responses to the people, objects, and landscapes he painted> — see creative 1
3 not known or experienced before <separate categories for original and adapted screenplays> — see new 2