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[uh-rij-uh-nl] / əˈrɪdʒ ə nl /




NOUN
person who is eccentric
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Rogers: Our dream was for Ariana to come do an original character.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It reveals not just an absence of original taste but deep insecurity.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The English group’s second album is a work of unclassifiable but bracingly original music, drawing on post-rock, jazz, folk, reggae and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Free AuNPs may have struggled to remain stable in the original soup because they generally require organic surface coatings.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Now this guy calls and says he’d like to buy back the original six credit default swaps Scion had bought in May.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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