Familiar and Original

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Familiar

Familiar adjective - Closely acquainted.
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Original is an antonym for familiar in common topic.
Nearby Words: familiarity, familiarize, familiarise, familiarized, familiarization

Original

Original adjective - Not known or experienced before.
Usage example: separate categories for original and adapted screenplays
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Familiar is an antonym for original in new topic.
Nearby Words: origin, originality, origination, originator, originally
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  • In general, there's a surprising amount of 'retelling' stories, basically with a similar premise as Ultimate Spider-Man: Spdey's adventures retold, with original and familiar ideas thrown around.
    Source: Alternate Universe Fic
  • Music / Barenaked Ladies Christmas Songs: The album "Barenaked For the Holidays", with both original and familiar Christmas songs, as well as a couple of Hanukkah songs.
    Source: Music / Barenaked Ladies
  • Manga / Twin Star Exorcists Canon Foreigner: The anime gives us Benio's familiar, Kinako, who was not in the original manga, but was designed by the original author.
    Source: Manga / Twin Star Exorcists
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