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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
originally adverb initially, first, firstly, at first, primarily, at the start, in the first place, to begin with, at the outset, in the beginning, in the early stages The castle was originally surrounded by a moat. Translations originally [əˈrɪdʒənəlɪ] ADV 1. (= at first) → originariamente, en un principio originally they were in Athens → originariamente or en un principio estuvieron en Atenas Lucy had originally intended to be a doctor → Lucy tenía inicialmente la intención de ser médico, Lucy en un principio tenía la intención de ser médico he's originally from Armenia → es originario de Armenia 2. (= in an original way) → con originalidad, de manera original she dresses very originally → es muy original vistiendo → viste con mucha originalidad or de manera muy original it is quite originally written → está escrito con bastante originalidad originally adv (= in an original way) → originell originally [əˈrɪdʒ/ənəlɪ] adv (at first) → originariamente, all'inizio; (in an original way) → originalmente originally [əˈrɪdʒ/ənəlɪ] adv (at first) → originariamente, all'inizio; (in an original way) → originalmente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognised it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison. The Normans who conquered England were originally members of the same stock as the 'Danes' who had harried and conquered it in the preceding centuries--the ancestors of both were bands of Baltic and North Sea pirates who merely happened to emigrate in different directions; and a little farther back the Normans were close cousins, in the general Germanic family, of the Anglo-Saxons themselves. And for years afterwards, perhaps, ships shun the place; leaping over it as silly sheep leap over a vacuum, because their leader originally leaped there when a stick was held. |
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