Meaning of ORIGINALLY
| Pronunciation: | | u'rijunlee
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- [adv] in an original manner
- [adv] before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
- [adv] with reference to the origin or beginning
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| | Synonyms: | | earlier, in the beginning, in the first place, primitively, to begin with |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O*rig"i*nal*ly\, adv.
1. In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily;
from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or
imitation.
God is originally holy in himself. --Bp. Pearson.
2. At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or
costruction; as, a book originally written by another
hand. ``Originally a half length [portrait].'' --Walpole.
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| | Related Terms: | | ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, at first, at the start, before everything, by birth, by nature, chiefly, congenitally, first, first and foremost, first thing, firstly, from the beginning, genetically, immanently, in the beginning, initially, innately, internally, intrinsically, inwardly, mainly, naturally, primally, primarily, primitively, primo, principally |
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