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Nuclear fallout

Radioactive particles that fall back to earth after a nuclear explosion.

First in use: c. 1945
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Fallout (game series)

A post-apocalyptic role-playing game franchise, started by Interplay in 1997 and now owned by Bethesda.

First in use: c. 1997

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The bomb's aftermath became a role-playing franchise.

Which meaning of Fallout is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Nuclear fallout came first (c. 1945). Fallout (game series) arrived in 1997. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · c. 1945

Nuclear fallout

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Duplicate · c. 1997

Fallout (game series)

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