original inspiration

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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inspiration
noun
uk
/ˌɪn.spɪˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.spəˈreɪ.ʃən/
someone or something that gives you ideas for ...
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(Definition oforiginalandinspirationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The subject and the composition, theoriginalinspirationand its transmutation on paper-these are no longer the domain of the craftsman.
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Wax tablets contain theoriginalinspiration, the beginning of literary composition, of which the bound volume is the end product.
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However noble theoriginalinspirationof the trade union's protectionism, its power has proved to be a power to impoverish.
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Hisoriginalinspirationfor song writing came from the end of a high school relationship.
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The thing about this first draft is that the names used in this first draft still retain itsoriginalinspiration.
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Theoriginalinspirationcame from the game shadow tag, the objective of which is to step on an opponent's shadow.
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That's a critical interpretation that has nothing to do with theoriginalinspiration.
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Theoriginalinspirationwas a teenager talking to a father that doesn't understand him.
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It was decided to eliminate the retractable roof, theoriginalinspirationfor the nest design, as well as 9,000 seats from the design.
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Hisoriginalinspirationto writing was winning a short story competition during the war, after which his fellow soldiers suggested he try writing full-length novels.
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Theoriginalinspirationfor the product came from the familiar fold-out map format.
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But in each case theoriginalinspirationserved only as the starting point for a wholly new and creative work of art.
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Theoriginalinspirationmatured and took a definite form.
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Helmke'soriginalinspirationwas the long-drawn evening shadows of the human form.
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Pudwill started the brand as a teenager, using a baking mold as theoriginalinspirationfor the logo design.
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It considers the original inspirations for their choice of career and investigates which aspects of their work continue to motivate them.
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The original inspirations were made for kings and nobility in a non-industrial age.
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