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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?"

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1. originally(Adverb)

   As it was in the beginning.

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1. Originally

   Originally is a 1956 LP release by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers for Columbia records. Though recorded in 1956, it was not printed until decades later. It features recordings from separate dates with different musicians, including trumpeter Donald Byrd, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Horace Silver, bassist Doug Watkins, alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, and trumpeter Bill Hardman.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'originally' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2372

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'originally' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2073

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'originally' in Adverbs Frequency: #183

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of originally in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of originally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Deborah Leonard:

   We weren't originally isolated from the community.

2. Rafida Ahmed:

   This looks much scarier than we originally thought.

3. Danni Messina:

   I was originally planning on donating personally $1,000.

4. Dilip Shanghvi:

   The Ranbaxy merger has taken more time than originally envisaged.

5. Marge Delzell:

   We were originally for Carson, but I don't know that he can beat Hillary.

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