Breaking and Original

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Breaking noun - The act of breaking something.

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Original and breaking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Original" instead an adjective "Breaking".

Nearby Words: break, breach, breakdown, breakup, breakable

Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.

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Breaking and original are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breaking" instead an adjective "Original".

In Destiny Undone, an alternate Felicia still obtains the scars, but she doesn't go through the events of the first four games, breaking the cycle of anger that her original counterpart went through.

Source: Video Game / Puppetshow
Breaking the Fourth Wall: At one point Origami declares that the manga will change its name to "Marriage A Origami" and depart from the premise of the original work.

Source: Manga / Date A Origami
For music, contrast with Suspiciously Similar Song, where the intention is to resemble the original as closely as possible while still avoiding copyright-breaking.

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