original form

collocation in English

meaningsoforiginalandform

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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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form
noun
uk
/fɔːm/
us
/fɔːrm/
a paper or set of papers printed with spaces in which answers to questions can be written or information can be recorded in an ...
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(Definition oforiginalandformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoforiginal form

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However, not only were the plays translated, they were also severely adapted and modified, so much so that they sometimes barely resemble theiroriginalform.
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When restored, each page was mounted separately, making the task of understanding itsoriginalformmuch harder.
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Obviously, the original texts in notes maintain theoriginalform.
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The texts are reproduced in full and in theiroriginalform.
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This transformation constrains the compiler to maintain theoriginalformof the computation.
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Antifone (1960), however, seems to have escaped re-treatment: it is presented here in itsoriginalformfor 11 solo strings, winds and percussion.
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When the work is performed in itsoriginalform, it requires three technicians to operate the electronics.
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When it was present, the group processes remained unchanged from the new agent algorithm'soriginalform.
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Therefore, while the penal and administrative laws were maintained in theiroriginalform, it was the secondary laws that functioned as active laws.
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In itsoriginalformthis debate has been over for some time.
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In other words, elements from different languages can be combined while maintaining theiroriginalform.
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Since the masculine is the ' more basic' andoriginalform, it is also seen as the authentic and natural form or the origin.
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Theoriginalform, unfractionated heparin, is administered by repeated injections in prophylaxis and intravenously in treatment.
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Consequently, many loans bear within them the cultural connotations of the original language when they are accepted in theiroriginalforminto the host language.
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From the evidence found here we can justifiably assume that the chapter has nearly doubled in length from itsoriginalform.
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The modular approach typically maintains each disciplinary model in itsoriginalform, although simplified versions may also be used that are more computationally efficient.
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When all three were present, decisions and evaluations were made as in the new algorithm'soriginalform.
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The government bill is assured of passage in itsoriginalform.
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