原文 — meaning in English

English meaning

• original adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.

Senses

原文 is used for these senses in English:

• original An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
• urtext (music, linguistics, anthropology) The original version of a piece of music or text, as created by the composer or writer.

original — full definition

1. adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
2. adj Fresh, inventive, and not copied from anything else.
3. noun The very first version of something, from which copies are made.
4. noun An unusually distinctive or eccentric person.

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