original concept

collocation in English

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original
adjective
uk
/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/us
/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/
existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form ...
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concept
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sept/us
/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition oforiginalandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoforiginal concept

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The song clearly began with theoriginalconcept.
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This may obscure theoriginalconcept, compositional gesture or data, or it may embellish it and give it another dimension.
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It should be borne in mind that theoriginalconceptof mycorrhizal dependency, based on the above formula, does not strictly apply in this study.
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Another way of using and modifying theoriginalconceptmight have consisted of drawing on the literature concerning the implications of the regime types on gender relations.
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In addition, we should like to add two dimensions of transnational system building that were less prominent in theoriginalconcept, but are highly relevant to our theme.
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One solution to the conceptual ambiguity may be to tie reconceptualizing strategies more closely to theoriginalconceptof "reconceptualization" rather than to the number of changes involved.
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The simplicity of this initial plan suggests that the work's fragmentary qualities may not necessarily have been part of theoriginalconcept, but some aspects of this original structure survive.
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I was one of those least attracted to theoriginalconceptof specification.
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This is one step away from thatoriginalconcept.
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There seem to be few indeed which fulfil theoriginalconceptof the county college.
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The extension of the idea has made nonsense of theoriginalconcept.
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It must be seen alongside theoriginalconceptof providing beds in a particular hospice.
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It also meant that we were abandoning theoriginalconceptof having 12 reserve divisions fully equipped with up-to-date equipment.
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It has been imposed on a variety of businesses from time to time; so it is not a totallyoriginalconcept.
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Itsoriginalconceptwas not entirely realised, and improvements no doubt were possible.
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More importantly, theoriginalconceptthat we inherited in 1997 was of a single hub.
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I do not know whether it is ever possible to get back to theoriginalconcept.
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In the event, legal problems prevented this solution, and so theoriginalconceptof agrément was falsified by events.
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That was not theoriginalconceptof the voluntary housing movement, and it will be a sad day if that becomes the policy.
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Theoriginalconceptof a detention centre had to be that, but perhaps it has changed.
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