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How to pronounce originality

nounB2
uhrihjuhNAAlihdee

/əˌɹɪ.ʤəˈnæ.lɪ.ɾi/

6 syllables · Stress the fourth syllable.

the quality of being new, different, and not copied from someone or something else

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Meanings & examples

noun

the quality of being new, different, and not copied from someone or something else

The originality of her design impressed the judges.

Common phrases & grammar

artistic originality · originality of thought