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unoriginal.

Lacking originality.

10 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Lacking originality.

  2. Not being the first or earliest version of something, not original.

    rare

  3. Without an origin or source.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English original English unoriginal From un- + original.

noun

  1. A person or work that does not exhibit originality.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English original English unoriginal From un- + original.

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