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originary

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From the Latin orīginārius.

adjective more originary · most originary

  1. rare Pertaining to or being the origin of something. The Big Bang was the originary explosion of the universe.
  2. rare Primitive, original. Christians believe human beings to have been sinless in their originary state.
  3. obsolete, often, preceding 'of' Having its origin (in); originating (from). This dish is originary of northern Asia.

noun originaries

  1. obsolete Native (a person born in a particular geographic place, such as a country or region)

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@misc{originary_2026,
  title = {originary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/originary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}