Origin and Period

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Origin noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Period and origin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Period" instead a noun "Origin".

Period noun - An occurrence of menstruating.

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Origin and period are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Origin" instead a noun "Period".

exact	exact origin	exact period
similar	similar origin	similar period
original	original origin	original period
single	single origin	single period
Other adjectives: actual, real, new, vague, classic, unknown, different, unspecified.

Dean Koontz' Lightning at least, that's Stefan's time period of origin and where various pivotal events take place.

Source: Works Set in World War II
When conducting research for Kato's origin, writer Matt Wagner was surprised to discover that Japanese underwear of the period essentially consisted of - as he put it - 'banana hammocks'.

Source: Fundoshi
His creator implemented software called "The Keeper" that would monitor his actions and if the AI went too far from the directive, would theoretically send Malakai back to his point of origin, including the time period.

Source: Morality Chip

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