originally

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.

adv

Definition: initially
Antonyms: secondarily

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IN BRIEF: adv. - Before now; With reference to the source or beginning.

Originally, I'm from California.

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The adverb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: in an original manner
  Derived from adjective: original (meaning #3)

Meaning #2: with reference to the origin or beginning
  Synonyms: primitively, in the beginning

Meaning #3: before now
  Synonyms: in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, to begin with

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - oprindeligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
oorspronkelijk, in eerste instantie, origineel, vindingrijk

Français (French)
adv. - au départ, à l'origine, d'une manière originale

Deutsch (German)
adv. - ursprünglich, originell

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - αρχικά, εξ αρχής

Italiano (Italian)
originariamente, primitivamente, originalmente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - originalmente

Русский (Russian)
первоначально, оригинально, своеобразно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - originalmente, auténticamente, originariamente, ingeniosamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - ursprungligen, från början, originellt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
起初, 原来, 独创地, 新颖地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 起初, 原來, 獨創地, 新穎地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 원래, 독창적으로

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - もとは, 独創的に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) أصلا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בתחילה, בדרך מקורית‬

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