originally

Adverb

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (3)

  1. in an original manner
  2. with reference to the origin or beginningSynonyms: primitivelyin the beginning
  3. before now“why didn't you tell me in the first place?”Synonyms: in the first placeearlierin the beginningto begin with
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Originally \O*rig"i*nal*ly\, adv.

1.In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation. [1913 Webster]

God is originally holy in himself.— Bp. Pearson.[1913 Webster]

2.At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or costruction; as, a book originally written by another hand. "Originally a half length [portrait]." --Walpole. [1913 Webster]

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