Key and Original

Key

Key adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

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

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

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

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

specific	specific key	specific original
true	true key	true original
light	light key	light original
single	single key	single original
Other adjectives: actual, real, final, different.

In the original editions of the original trilogy, you'll notice that whenever R2-D2 is in space, his panels are painted black instead of blue to accommodate the chroma key effect.

Source: Chroma Key
Smashing Survival: Instead of merely pressing the correct key to counter a lethal tackle from Super Soldiers as per the original game, now you will need to mash a standard key to break free.

Source: Video Game / [PROTOTYPE 2]
In the original game, the monk gives you a key to the vampire's castle, you trick your way into the castle, stake the vampire, and grab the key.

Source: Fur Against Fang

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