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Noun: originality  u,ri-ju'na-li-tee
  1. The ability to think and act independently
     
  2. The quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)

Derived forms: originalities

See also: original, unoriginal

Type of: ability, power, quality

Antonym: unoriginality

Encyclopedia: Originality