Original and Offshoot

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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.

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.

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

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