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originality meaning

EN[əˌɹɪdʒᵻˈnælᵻti]
WOriginality
  • Originality is the aspect of created or invented works by as being new or novel, and thus can be distinguished from reproductions, clones, forgeries, or derivative works.
  • The concept of originality is culturally contingent. It became an ideal in Western culture starting from the 18th century.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Morphemes
      • Suffixes
        • Words by suffix
          • Words suffixed with -ity
      • Nouns
        • Countable nouns
          • Singularia tantum
            • Uncountable nouns

        Other Vocabulary

        Look-Alike Words
        1. fr originalité
        2. en originally
        3. en ordinality
        4. en criminality
        5. en originalism
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of originality for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "originality" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.
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        Definiteness: Level 3
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