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ER0 IH1 JH AH0 N AH0 L IY0
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As it was in the beginning; at first.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
In an original manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
in an original manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
before now
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
why didn't you tell me in the first place?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, to begin with
Antonyms: none provided
with reference to the origin or beginning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: primitively, in the beginning
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle English originali; equivalent to original + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
أَصْلًا
(ʔaṣlan)
— as it was in the beginning
Belarusian :
спача́тку
(spačátku)
— as it was in the beginning
Belarusian :
першапачатко́ва
(pjeršapačatkóva)
— as it was in the beginning
Bulgarian :
първонача́лно
(pǎrvonačálno)
— as it was in the beginning
Catalan :
originàriament
— as it was in the beginning
Catalan :
originalment
— as it was in the beginning
Chinese Mandarin :
本來 /本来
(běnlái)
— as it was in the beginning
Chinese Mandarin :
原來 /原来
(yuánlái)
— as it was in the beginning
Czech :
původně
— as it was in the beginning
Dutch :
oorspronkelijk
— as it was in the beginning
Dutch :
aanvankelijk
— as it was in the beginning
Esperanto :
originale
— as it was in the beginning
French :
au départ
— as it was in the beginning
French :
à la base
— as it was in the beginning
French :
à l'origine
— as it was in the beginning
West-Frisian :
orizjineel
— as it was in the beginning
German :
ursprünglich
— as it was in the beginning
Hungarian :
eredetileg
— as it was in the beginning
Italian :
in origine
— as it was in the beginning
Italian :
all'origine
— as it was in the beginning
Italian :
originariamente
— as it was in the beginning
Japanese :
本来
(honrai)
— as it was in the beginning
Japanese :
元来
(ganrai)
— as it was in the beginning
Japanese :
元々
(motomoto)
— as it was in the beginning
Korean :
원래
(wollae)
— as it was in the beginning
Korean :
본래
(bollae)
— as it was in the beginning
Central Kurdish :
لە کاتی خۆییدا
(le katî xoyîda)
— as it was in the beginning
Latin :
prīmitus
— as it was in the beginning
Manchu :
ᡩᠠᠴᡳ
(daci)
— as it was in the beginning
Manchu :
ᡩᠠᡩᡝ
(dade)
— as it was in the beginning
Norwegian Nynorsk :
opphavleg
— as it was in the beginning
Occitan :
originàriament
— as it was in the beginning
Polish :
pierwotnie
— as it was in the beginning
Russian :
внача́ле
(vnačále)
— as it was in the beginning
Russian :
сперва́
(spervá)
— as it was in the beginning
Russian :
первонача́льно
(pervonačálʹno)
— as it was in the beginning
Russian :
изнача́льно
(iznačálʹno)
— as it was in the beginning
Scottish Gaelic :
bho thùs
— as it was in the beginning
Slovak :
pôvodne
— as it was in the beginning
Spanish :
originalmente
— as it was in the beginning
Spanish :
originariamente
— as it was in the beginning
Swedish :
ursprungligen
— as it was in the beginning
Thai :
เดิมที
— as it was in the beginning
Ukrainian :
споча́тку
(spočátku)
— as it was in the beginning
Ukrainian :
спе́ршу
(spéršu)
— as it was in the beginning
Welsh :
yn wreiddiol
— as it was in the beginning
Belarusian :
арыгіна́льна
(aryhinálʹna)
— creatively
Bulgarian :
оригина́лно
(originálno)
— creatively
Catalan :
originalment
— creatively
Dutch :
origineel
— creatively
Dutch :
op een nieuwe manier
— creatively
Italian :
originalmente
— creatively
Occitan :
originalament
— creatively
Polish :
oryginalnie
— creatively
Russian :
оригина́льно
(originálʹno)
— creatively
Spanish :
originalmente
— creatively
Swedish :
originellt
— creatively
Ukrainian :
оригіна́льно
(oryhinálʹno)
— creatively