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originally

[uh-rij-uh-nl-ee]

o·rig·i·nal·ly

[uh-rij-uh-nl-ee]
adverb
1.
with respect to origin; by origin: Originally he came from California.
2.
at the origin; at first: Originally this was to be in three volumes.
3.
in the first place; primarily: Originally nomads, they first learned agriculture from the missionaries.
4.
in an original, novel, or distinctively individual manner: Originally planned houses are much in demand.
5.
Archaic. from the beginning; from the first; inherently.

Origin:
1480–90; original + -ly
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Originally has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
given to using long words.
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originally (əˈrɪdʒɪnəlɪ)
 
adv
1.  in the first place
2.  in an original way
3.  with reference to the origin or beginning

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