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One who is original. [R.]

The quality or state of being original. Macaulay.

In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation. God is originally holy in himself. Bp. Pearson.

The quality of being original; originality. [R.] Johnson.

Originating; original. [R.] An absolutely originant act of self will. Prof. Shedd.

Causing existence; productive. [R.] The production of animals, in the originary way, requires a certain degree of warmth. Cheyne.

To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new. A decomposition of the whole civill and political mass, for the purpose of originating a new civil order. Burke.

The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production. "The origination of the universe." Keill. What comes from spirit is a spontaneous origination. Hickok.

Having power, or tending, to originate, or bring into existence; originating. H. Bushnell. -- O*rig"i*na*tive*ly, adv.

One who originates.

An engine using the Otto cycle.

The surface of a leaf or of a flattened thallus.

Consisting of pages. "Paginal books." Sir T. Browne.

The act or process of paging a book; also, the characters used in numbering the pages; page number. Lowndes.

The marking or numbering of the pages of a book.

The act or process of fastening with pegs.

Paltry; quibbling; mean.

The long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla); -- called also ipi.

An ammoniated compound of phenyl and acetamide, used as an analgesic and antipyretic. It resembles phenacetin in its therapeutic action.

A small wooden pail or tub with an upright stave for a handle, -- often used as a dipper.