different between original vs adaptation
original
English
Etymology
From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin or?gin?lis (“primitive, original”), from Latin or?g? (“beginning, source, origin”); see origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????d??n?l/, /????d??n?l/, /????d?n?l/
- Hyphenation: ori?gi?nal, orig?inal
Adjective
original (comparative more original, superlative most original)
- (not comparable) relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others
- (not comparable) first in a series or copies/versions
- Synonym: initial
- (not comparable) newly created
- (comparable) fresh, different
- (not comparable) pioneering
- (not comparable) having as its origin
Synonyms
- autograph
- prototype
Antonyms
- (first in a series):
- copy, reproduction, simile (imitation)
- derivative (branch)
- ultimate (last, extreme)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
original (plural originals)
- An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
- Synonym: prototype
- Hyponym: autograph
- Antonyms: copy, derivative, remake, reproduction, ultimate
- A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.
- 1700, Tom Brown, Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London, page 5:
- I have a great mind to be in Print; but above all, I would fain be an Original, and that is a true Comical Thought: When all the Learned Men in the World are but Tran?lators, is it not a Plea?ant Je?t, that you ?hould ?trive to be an Original! You ?hould have ob?erved your Time, and have come into the World with the Ancient Greeks for that purpo?e; for the Latines them?elves are but Copies.
- 1700, Tom Brown, Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London, page 5:
- (archaic) An eccentric person.
Translations
Further reading
- original in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- original in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis, attested from the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.?i.?i?nal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.?i.?i?nal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.?i.d??i?nal/
Adjective
original (masculine and feminine plural originals)
- original
Derived terms
- originalitat
- originalment
Related terms
- origen
References
Further reading
- “original” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “original” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “original” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Adjective
original (neuter originalt, plural and definite singular attributive originale)
- original
Noun
original c (singular definite originalen, plural indefinite originaler)
- an original
Declension
Further reading
- “original” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “original” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin or?gin?lis. Doublet of originel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.?i.?i.nal/
- Homophones: originale, originales
Adjective
original (feminine singular originale, masculine plural originaux, feminine plural originales)
- original
- Antonyms: banal, copié, reproduit, vulgaire
Related terms
Noun
original m (plural originaux)
- an unusual or eccentric person
- an original manuscript
- Synonym: autographe
Further reading
- “original” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French original, from Old French original, from Late Latin or?gin?lis (“primitive, original”), from Latin or?g? (“beginning, source, origin”). Doublet of originell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o?i?i?na?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
original (comparative originaler, superlative am originalsten)
- original
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “original” in Duden online
Middle English
Alternative forms
- oryginall, origynall, orygynal, orygynall, origynal, oryginal, oregynall, originalle, originall
Etymology
From Old French original, from Late Latin or?gin?lis; equivalent to origyne +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ri?i?na?l/, /?ri?i?nal/, /?ri??i?nal/
Adjective
original (plural and weak singular originale)
- original, primordial; preceding everything else
- connected to the origin or beginning of something
Derived terms
- originali
Descendants
- English: original
- Scots: original, oreeginal
References
- “or???in??l(e, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-26.
Noun
original (plural originals) (Late Middle English)
- the origin, lineage, or provenance of something
- the authoritative, authorial, or primordial version of a work or source
- (rare) something that isn't living or artificial; a primordial element
- (rare) a reason, factor, or generator of something
- (rare) the root or etymological ancestor of a word
- (rare, religion) the making of the universe
- (rare, law) a legal document beginning legal action
Derived terms
- originali
Descendants
- English: original
- Scots: original, oreeginal
References
- “or???in??l(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-26.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
Adjective
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
- original
Noun
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originaler, definite plural originalene)
- an original
References
- “original” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
Adjective
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
- original
Noun
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originalar, definite plural originalane)
- an original
References
- “original” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis.
Adjective
original m (feminine singular originala, masculine plural originals, feminine plural originalas)
- original
Derived terms
- originalitat
- originalament
Related terms
- origina
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o?i?i?naw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /u???i?na?/, /??i?i?na?/
- Hyphenation: o?ri?gi?nal
Adjective
original m or f (plural originais, comparable)
- original (relating to the origin or beginning)
- original (being the first in a series)
- original (different; unique)
Derived terms
- originalidade
- originalmente
Related terms
- origem
Further reading
- “original” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “original” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ori??na?l/
- Hyphenation: o?ri?gi?nal
Noun
origìn?l m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)
- original
- Antonym: falsifikat
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o?ixi?nal/, [o.?i.xi?nal]
- Hyphenation: o?ri?gi?nal
Adjective
original (plural originales)
- original
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “original” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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adaptation
English
Alternative forms
- adaption
Etymology
From French adaptation, from Medieval Latin adapt?ti?, from Latin adapt? (“I fit, adjust, modify; I adapt, fit or adjust to”); see adapt. Equivalent to adapt +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /?ædæp?te???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: ad?ap?ta?tion
Noun
adaptation (countable and uncountable, plural adaptations)
- (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
- 2015, Jon M. Hawes, Proceedings of the 1989 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference, Springer (?ISBN), page 70
- Lifestyle adaptation arises because people inevitably encounter a gap between the style of life they desire and the actual resources they control.
- 2015, Jon M. Hawes, Proceedings of the 1989 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference, Springer (?ISBN), page 70
- (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
- 1999, Jim Meisenheimer, How to Double Your Sales Without Quadrupling Your Effort, Helbern (?ISBN), page 41
- It's staggering because these adaptations to your schedule can dramatically change your life forever.
- 1999, Jim Meisenheimer, How to Double Your Sales Without Quadrupling Your Effort, Helbern (?ISBN), page 41
- (uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
- Antonym: maladaptation
- (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
- 1844, Robert Sears, The Guide to Knowledge, Or Repertory of Facts: Forming a Complete Library of Entertaining Information, in the Several Departments of Science, Lterature, and Art, Embellished by Several Hundred Engravings, page 465
- This is the very method adopted, in the structure of the eye, to produce a perfect picture on the retina; it is an adaptation to the laws of light, and the property of color, in natural objects.
- 1844, Robert Sears, The Guide to Knowledge, Or Repertory of Facts: Forming a Complete Library of Entertaining Information, in the Several Departments of Science, Lterature, and Art, Embellished by Several Hundred Engravings, page 465
- (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
- 2010, David K. Irving, Fundamentals of Film Directing, McFarland (?ISBN), page 19
- Plays are rich and suitable sources for adaptation to film.
- 2010, David K. Irving, Fundamentals of Film Directing, McFarland (?ISBN), page 19
- (countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin adapt?ti?, from Latin adapt? (“I fit, adjust, modify; I adapt, fit or adjust to”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.dap.ta.sj??/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: adaptations
Noun
adaptation f (plural adaptations)
- adaptation (all senses)
Related terms
- adapter
Further reading
- “adaptation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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