Original and Source

Original

Original noun - Something from which copies are made.

Usage example: please make copies to hand out, but keep the original

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Source and original are semantically related. in archetype topic. In some cases you can use "Source" instead the word "Original" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: origin, originality, origination, originator, originally

Source

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

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Original and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Original" instead the word "Source" as a noun or an adjective.

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clean	clean original	clean source
best	best original	best source
specific	specific original	specific source
true	true original	true source
Other adjectives: light, single, actual, real, sole, greater, unlikely, different, comic, anonymous.

Both words in one sentence

As this historical figure is only ever referenced rather than actually appearing, it is virtually impossible to understand this sequence in any adaptation without reading either a historical source or the original novel.

Source: All There In The Manual / Literature
Bigger Bad: Astaroth, the original leader of the seven dracolichs who created the curse, and who is the source of the Gunsmith curse.

Source: Web Original / Fallout Is Dragons
This is a common source of humor in Darths & Droids: all the famous lines from the movies are included, but never said by the original character(s) and/or never in the original context.

Source: Adaptational Context Change

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