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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: originally adv 1: in an original manner 2: with reference to the origin or beginning [syn: {primitively}, {in the beginning}] 3: before now "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" [syn: {in the first place}, {earlier}, {in the beginning}, {to begin with}]
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