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[uh-rij-uh-nl] / əˈrɪdʒ ə nl /




NOUN
person who is eccentric
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The residence has no shortage of character, with original architectural details still present throughout.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

"Even wheelchair bound, he continued to be so sweet and generous with his fans," wrote his Rocky Horror co-star Susan Sarandon, who described Curry as a "funny, sexy, original".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

“This is the original part of London,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Gamers of 2026, accustomed to modern controls and graphics, would find it very difficult to play the original, Tomaszewski said.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Her new body was stronger and tougher and faster than the original.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

When mediocrity is the core objective of an extremely powerful company like this one, success hinges on turning the once-discerning viewer into a machine cog as mindless as one of Netflix’s baffling originals.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Blue Note Records released her breakthrough solo LP, 1993’s “Blue Light ‘Til Dawn,” a mix of originals and covers of work by blues pioneer Robert Johnson and folk singers Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Mr. Batiste’s originals distill Monk’s essence yet further.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Fans of animated originals can rest assured that both Pixar and Disney Animation have new stories on the way.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

The originals were to be designated the Alpha racetracks; the new, smaller racetracks, which would have thirty-six tanks arranged in a rectangle, with two ion sources each, were labeled Betas.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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