Hyphenation of original

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word original? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

orig-i-nal

Definitions of original:

1.
An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
2.
Something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
This painting is a copy of the original
3.
Preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
The original inhabitants of the Americas The book still has its original binding Restored the house to its original condition The original performance of the opera The original cast Retracted his original statement
4.
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
His work is based on only original
5.
Not secondary
6.
Sources
7.
Being or productive of something fresh and unusual
Or being as first made or thought of A truly original approach With original music An original mind
8.
Not derived or copied or translated from something else
The play is original Not an adaptation He kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox The translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French

Synonyms of original:

adj first
adj primary
adj original, avant-garde, daring, freehand, freehanded, fresh, new, novel, germinal, originative, seminal, innovative, innovational, groundbreaking, newfangled, new, underivative, creative, originative, first, primary, unconventional
adj underived
noun master, master copy, creation
noun archetype, pilot, model, example

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