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originally
- /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/ Australia, Canada, US
- /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.nə.li/ Australia, Canada, US
- /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.nə.li/ Australia, Canada, US
- /əˈɹəd͡ʒ.ə.nə.li/ New Zealand
- /əˈɹəd͡ʒ.nə.li/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle English originali; equivalent to original + -ly.
adverb more originally · most originally
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As it was in the beginning; at first.
Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
Similar: at first
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In an original manner.
They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.
Similar: innovatively, outside the box
Similar: initially, at the start
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: primitively, earlier, original, initial, basically, first, primarily, inherently, essentially, principle, mainly, firstly, actually, natively, already, formerly
adverb
Similar: initially, at the start
Translations
Every language
adv creatively
| Español | originalmente |
|---|---|
| Italiano | originalmente |
| Русский | оригина́льно originálʹno |
adv as it was in the beginning
| Español | originalmente, originariamente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원래 wollae, 본래 bollae |
| 日本語 | 本来 honrai, 元来 ganrai, 元々 motomoto |
| 中文 | 本來 /本来 běnlái, 原來 /原来 yuánlái |
| Français | au départ, à la base, à l'origine |
| Deutsch | ursprünglich |
| Italiano | in origine, all'origine, originariamente |
| Русский | внача́ле vnačále, сперва́ spervá, первонача́льно pervonačálʹno, изнача́льно iznačálʹno |
| العربية | أَصْلًا ʔaṣlan |
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title = {originally},
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