Original and Reflection

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Original noun - Something from which copies are made.

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Reflection is an antonym for original.

Reflection noun - A briefly expressed opinion.

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Original is an antonym for reflection in mirror image topic.

human	human original	human reflection
direct	direct original	direct reflection
true	true original	true reflection
light	light original	light reflection
Other adjectives: real, traditional, different, possessed, darker.

If it's the transformed variant, sometimes the reflection will show their original form instead of their current form.

Source: Rage Against the Reflection
Regardless, this character is like a funhouse reflection of the original - strange and distorted in possibly unimaginable ways, but still clearly patterned after the original.

Source: Oddball Doppelganger
It's revealed that the "reflection" is in fact an actual building located below the original building, under the sea.

Source: Anime / Dangan Ronpa 3

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