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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the ability to think and act independently;

2. the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else);


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Originality \O*rig`i*nal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. originalit['e].] 1. The quality or state of being original. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Ability to create new and original ideas, works of art, theories, etc.; ability to express oneself in an original manner; creativity; -- of people. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

originality n 1: the ability to think and act independently 2: the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else) [ant: unoriginality]