Definitions for originallyəˈrɪdʒ ə nl i

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•rig•i•nal•lyəˈrɪdʒ ə nl i(adv.)

  1. at the origin; at first; initially.

  2. with respect to origin.

  3. in an original manner.

Origin of originally:

1480–90

Princeton's WordNet

  1. originally(adverb)

    in an original manner

  2. primitively, originally, in the beginning(adverb)

    with reference to the origin or beginning

  3. in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, to begin with, originally(adverb)

    before now

    "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. originally(adverb)əˈrɪdʒ ə nl i

    in the beginning; = at first

    He is originally from China.; The earthquake was three times larger than originally thought.

Wiktionary

  1. originally(Adverb)

    As it was in the beginning.


Translations for originally

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

originally(adverb)

a model from which a painting etc is made

She is the original of the famous portrait.; His writing shows originality.

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