in the original
idiom
: in the language used by the original writer
We read Homer in the original, not in translation.
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My mother, a painter herself, often liked to point out that there was hardly any food on the table in the original painting either.
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Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Bebe Neuwirth, who played a supporting role in the original 1995 movie and cameoed in the same role in The Next Level, is also returning for the fourth installment.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
The central question is whether Russia will make concessions beyond those in the original proposal, which many in Washington and Europe viewed as tilted toward Moscow.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Just like in the original, the new duo goes undercover to find the culprit of the latest crime mystery in Zootopia.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 25 Nov. 2025
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Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Bebe Neuwirth, who played a supporting role in the original 1995 movie and cameoed in the same role in The Next Level, is also returning for the fourth installment.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
The central question is whether Russia will make concessions beyond those in the original proposal, which many in Washington and Europe viewed as tilted toward Moscow.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Just like in the original, the new duo goes undercover to find the culprit of the latest crime mystery in Zootopia.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 25 Nov. 2025
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“In the original.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20original. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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