Offshoot and Original

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Offshoot noun - Something that naturally develops or is developed from something else.

Usage example: opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant

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Original is an antonym for offshoot.

Original noun - Something from which copies are made.

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Offshoot is an antonym for original in topics: standard, person who is eccentric.

human	human offshoot	human original
direct	direct offshoot	direct original
actual	actual offshoot	actual original
living	living offshoot	living original
Other adjectives: short-lived, cynical, different, comic.

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