Dictionary

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Pronunciation

• /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.nə.li/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.nə.li/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˈɹəd͡ʒ.nə.li/ (New-Zealand)
• /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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• /əˈɹəd͡ʒ.ə.nə.li/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English originali; equivalent to original + -ly.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) As it was in the beginning; at first.
   • Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
   • The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were. 2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution, The Center for International Security and Cooperation:
   • There are 36 known praenomina, though there may originally have been more. 1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv:
2. In an original manner.
   • They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.

Forms

Relateds

origin · original

Synonyms

innovatively (in an original manner) · outside the box (in an original manner) · at the start · at first (in the beginning) · initially

Translations (63)

ko 본래 (as it was in the beginning) · uk споча́тку (as it was in the beginning) · ca originalment (creatively) · fi aluksi (as it was in the beginning) · ja 本来 (as it was in the beginning) · cs původně (as it was in the beginning) · ar أَصْلًا (as it was in the beginning) · sv ursprungligen (as it was in the beginning) · ca originàriament (as it was in the beginning) · sv originellt (creatively) · bg първонача́лно (as it was in the beginning) · fr à l'origine (as it was in the beginning) · mnc ᡩᠠᡩᡝ (as it was in the beginning) · fi alkuaan (as it was in the beginning) · be першапачатко́ва (as it was in the beginning) · ja 元々 (as it was in the beginning) · th เดิมที (as it was in the beginning) · cmn 本來 /本来 (as it was in the beginning) · nl aanvankelijk (as it was in the beginning) · ru первонача́льно (as it was in the beginning) · cy yn wreiddiol (as it was in the beginning) · mnc ᡩᠠᠴᡳ (as it was in the beginning) · it originalmente (creatively) · pl oryginalnie (creatively) · it originariamente (as it was in the beginning) · es originalmente (creatively) · nl oorspronkelijk (as it was in the beginning) · ko 원래 (as it was in the beginning) · nl op een nieuwe manier (creatively) · cmn 原來 /原来 (as it was in the beginning) · fi alun perin (as it was in the beginning) · it all'origine (as it was in the beginning) · it in origine (as it was in the beginning) · ru сперва́ (as it was in the beginning) · ja 元来 (as it was in the beginning) · de ursprünglich (as it was in the beginning) · uk спе́ршу (as it was in the beginning) · fi omintakeisesti (creatively) · fi omaperäisesti (creatively) · oc originalament (creatively) · ru оригина́льно (creatively) · bg оригина́лно (creatively) · fr à la base (as it was in the beginning) · ca originalment (as it was in the beginning) · hu eredetileg (as it was in the beginning) · uk оригіна́льно (creatively) · ckb لە کاتی خۆییدا (as it was in the beginning) · be спача́тку (as it was in the beginning) · fr au départ (as it was in the beginning) · es originalmente (as it was in the beginning) · pl pierwotnie (as it was in the beginning) · nn opphavleg (as it was in the beginning) · es originariamente (as it was in the beginning) · sk pôvodne (as it was in the beginning) · ru внача́ле (as it was in the beginning) · gd bho thùs (as it was in the beginning) · oc originàriament (as it was in the beginning) · la prīmitus (as it was in the beginning) · fy orizjineel (as it was in the beginning) · nl origineel (creatively) · eo originale (as it was in the beginning) · ru изнача́льно (as it was in the beginning) · be арыгіна́льна (creatively)