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o⋅rig⋅i⋅nal⋅ly

  [uh-rij-uh-nl-ee]
Use originally in a Sentence
–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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o·rig·i·nal·ly   (ə-rĭj'ə-nə-lē)   
adv.  
  1. With reference to origin: originally named Johnston.
  2. At first: not what I had originally expected.
  3. In a highly distinctive manner: interpreted the flute solo most originally.
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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.

God is originally holy in himself. --Bp. Pearson.

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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