word
Original
Ur-IH-juh-nuhl
/ɜːrˈɪdʒʌnʌl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
original
Dictionary meaning
Not derived or copied or translated from something else.
Examples
- The play is original.
- The original inhabitants of the Americas.
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Ephemeral
ih-FEM-er-ul
Mellifluous
muh-LIF-loo-us
Perspicacious
pur-spi-KAY-shus
Obsequious
uhb-SEE-kwee-us
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