Original and Prior

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Original

Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
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Prior and original are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prior" instead an adjective "Original".
Nearby Words: origin, originality, origination, originator, originally

Prior

Prior adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Usage example: we've made prior arrangements
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Original and prior are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Original" instead an adjective "Prior".

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  • Comic Book / New 52 The Flash continues the focus on the original, Barry Allen, that had started a few years prior, but the reboot wipes out Wally West's time as the original Kid Flash and third Flash.
    Source: Comic Book / New 52
  • It is understandable that most would assume that this is an original creation from Paul Thomas Anderson, because each of his works prior to this one are all his original properties.
    Source: Adaptation Displacement / Live-Action Film
  • Inverted in Tales of the Abyss, where Luke is a replica of Asch, created by the Big Bad prior to the prophesied death of the original in order to die in the original's place.
    Source: Replacement Goldfish / Video Games
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