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Search phrase: original

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.116It hath it original from much grief, from study,It hath it originall from much greefe; from study
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.117We are their parents and original.We are their parents and originall.

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Glossary

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Alcides[pron: al'siydeez] original name of Hercules, after his grandfather Alceus
Cerberus['sairberus] three-headed dog guarding the entrance to the Underworld, originally 50-headed; charmed to sleep by Orpheus during his quest to rescue Euridice
copyoriginal, master-copy
costermonger[sellers of fruit (originally ‘costard-apples’) and vegetables] barrow-boy, apple-seller
crest[originally the plume of feathers on a] helmet, head-piece
imitationartificiality, unoriginal notion
originalpoint of origin, cause, source
Parca['pron: 'pahrka] originally a Roman birth-goddess, later identified with the Parcae, goddesses who decide the destiny of humans
precedentoriginal text from which a copy is made
primalprimaeval, original, earliest
primefirst, original, initial
primitiveoriginal, classical, typical
reversionright of succession, situation of reverting to its original owner

Thesaurus

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originalcopy
originalprimal
originalprime
originalprimitive
original text from which a copy is madeprecedent
owner, reverting to an originalreversion
text from which a copy is made, originalprecedent
unoriginal notionimitation

Themes and Topics

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Body-armour ...helmet crest kj ii i 317 helmet [originally the plume of feathers on a helmet] ...
Humours... the character of nym in mw and h5 the original physical sense of humour as a physical ...
Swearing...e) modern editions having restored original text as much as possible provide evide...
Classical mythology... alcides was / to him a sow of lead original name of hercules after his grandfather...
...uarding the entrance to the underworld originally 50-headed later with three heads ch...
... me fold up parca&rsquo s fatal web originally a roman birth-goddess later trebled...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ORIGINBASICoriginal n

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