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Waiting for Godot

First in use: c. 1953
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Godot (game engine)

First in use: c. 2014

Godot / Waiting for Godot / Godot (game engine)

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Beckett's absurdist play vs. the open-source engine.

Which meaning of Godot is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Waiting for Godot came first (c. 1953). Godot (game engine) arrived in 2014. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · c. 1953

Waiting for Godot

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Duplicate · c. 2014

Godot (game engine)

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