Original
Original adjective - Not known or experienced before.
Usage example: separate categories for original and adapted screenplays
Unique is a synonym for original in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Unique" instead the word "Original" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like property, fresh, new, unusual.
Unique
Unique adjective - Of, relating to, or belonging to a single person.
Original is a synonym for unique in characteristic topic. You can use "Original" instead the word "Unique" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as property, fresh, new.
Nearby Words: uniquely, uniqueness
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- No fewer than six map areas use the track "Finale Toccata," three use "Lost Painting", three recycle the tracks from their first-half counterparts, and only two have original/unique tracks.
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The most likely reason is simply because it couldn't possibly be just as unique and fresh as the original was - which was what amplified the popularity of those original memes.
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Some are quite naïve people who nevertheless make highly unique and original music.
Source: Skilled, but Naïve
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