Earliest
Earliest adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Usage example: the earliest computers were massive machines that practically filled up a room
Original
Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Usage example: the original plan had to be discarded when the situation changed drastically
Earliest is a synonym for original in first topic. You can use "Earliest" instead an adjective "Original", if it concerns topics such as start. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The earliest Western translations instead used gold (G), but have stuck with the original "gil" for all releases since Final Fantasy VII.
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However, the tradition of film adaptations of Broadway musicals commissioning brand-new songs from the original songwriters dates back to the earliest movie musicals, before the "Best Original Song" category existed.
Source: Oscar Bait - The earliest Star Wars example is of course the original, with the Death Star's exhaust port.
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