Original and Role

Original

Original noun - Something from which copies are made.

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Role and original are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Role" instead a noun "Original".

Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

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Original and role are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Original" instead a noun "Role".

specific	specific original	specific role
direct	direct original	direct role
true	true original	true role
single	single original	single role
Other adjectives: actual, real, traditional, final, greater, reduced, different.

Ritsuko being the school nurse, which may be an allusion to what the school really is in the original and the role Ritsuko plays in episodes 17 to 19.

Source: Manga / Shinji Ikari Raising Project
Composite Character: Bob Cratchitt is able to take on his traditional role and the "First Love That Got Away" role Belle had in the original story.

Source: Film / A Diva's Christmas Carol
Dennis Chun, the son of Kam Fong (the original Chin Ho), has a recurring role as Sergeant Duke Lukela of the HPD, a character from the original series.

Source: Series / Hawaii Five-0

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