Definitions for originally
əˈrɪdʒ ə nl iorig·i·nal·ly

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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?"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce originally?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say originally in sign language?

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

Examples of originally in a Sentence

1. Rick Rodemacher:

   We had originally put out other fresh foods, but it didnt go over so well because everyones been stressed out, a group of the employees were talking and we thought we could make good use of the empty space and make people smile if we swapped out the salad bar for one that serves alcohol.

2. Julia Louis-Dreyfus:

   Originally, I had this idea, well, we'll shoot in between my chemo treatments, we could do that. Chemotherapy. What ? That's what sick people get. The whole thing was so astounding. I thought I could muscle through it, and to a certain extent, I did, because we did have table reads of scripts every three weeks. But I got really ill, so I couldn't have ever shot anything during that period of time.

3. Justice Department spokesman Peter Carr:

   Circumstances surrounding the case have changed since it was originally charged.

4. Student Life E. Royster Harper:

   The initial decision to cancel the movie was not consistent with the high value the University of Michigan places on freedom of expression and our respect for the right of students to make their own choices in such matters, the movie will be shown at the originally scheduled time and location.

5. Wasserman Schultz:

   We made sure with a smaller debate schedule -- again, with only originally five candidates and now three -- it gives the candidates an opportunity to stay on the campaign trail for those early-state primary voters and caucus voters to get a really close look at them, and that's what the purpose of the early-state window is for.

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