original contribution
collocation in Englishmeaningsoforiginalandcontribution
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original
adjective
uk/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/us/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/
existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form ...
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contribution
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌkɒn.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make ...
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(Definition oforiginalandcontributionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In each area he makes a massivelyoriginalcontribution.
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A more critical approach to the concept of spiritual task and of its underlying assumptions would have made for a moreoriginalcontribution.
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In my view, it makes anoriginalcontributionto the literature on the 'right versus good' debate, which is central for liberalism.
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In conclusion, this study has made anoriginalcontributionto our understanding of the complex associations between activity and wellbeing in later life.
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Some chapters present research findings, which make a significant andoriginalcontributionto the field.
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However, we will not refrain from speculating over what may constitute anoriginalcontributionto urban planning theory.
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As an undergraduate thesis, this project deserves special mention for itsoriginalcontribution.
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Firstly, this book makes a genuinelyoriginalcontributionto the literature by bringing together qualitative and quantitative approaches to narrative.
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The second chapter, on "music, mesmerism, and mental science," may be the most fascinating and seems to me to make the mostoriginalcontribution.
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This latter point is anoriginalcontributionof this paper.
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Stating this truism, however, is not the mostoriginalcontributionof the author.
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In this meticulous and informative book, two chapters stand out for theiroriginalcontribution.
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We felt that we could use this opportunity to also make anoriginalcontribution.
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Perhaps the most importantoriginalcontributionis, however, the treatment of race.
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The question is where this leaves the cultural dimension, which is often seen as historians' mostoriginalcontributionto the study of economic and business matters.
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Despite these shortcomings and although this collection cannot be considered anoriginalcontribution to the field, it still is likely to be of interest to nonspecialists.
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His books will remain a valuable and in some respects anoriginalcontributionto theology and philosophy.
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I acknowledge that it was higher than when theoriginalcontributionand rebate level were established.
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That has been her onlyoriginalcontributionto the problem.
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