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Webster 1913 Edition


Originality

O-rigˊi-nal′i-ty

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
originalité
.]
1.
The quality or state of being original.
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition


Originality

ORIGINAL'ITY

, n.
1.
The quality or state of being original.
2.
The power of originating or producing new thoughts, or uncommon combinations of thought; as originality of genius.