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adverb/ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli/
Definition
in an original manner
with reference to the origin or beginning
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli/
🇬🇧British English
/əɹˈɪdʒɪnəli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/əɹˈɪdʒɪnəli/
5 syllables Say it as /ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbin an original manner
adverbwith reference to the origin or beginning
adverbbefore now
“why didn't you tell me in the first place?”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
ursprünglich
auf originelle Weise
🇫🇷French
initialement
de manière originale
🇪🇸Spanish
originalmente
de una manera original
🇮🇹Italian
originariamente
in modo originale
🇳🇱Dutch
oorspronkelijk
op een originele manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
originalmente
de uma maneira original
🇷🇺Russian
изначально
в оригинальной форме
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मौलिक रूप से
मूल तरीके से
🇧🇩Bengali
মূলত
একটি মূল পদ্ধতিতে
🇮🇳Tamil
முதலில்
அசல் முறையில்
🇮🇳Telugu
అసలైన
అసలు పద్ధతిలో
🇮🇳Marathi
मूलतः
मूळ पद्धतीने
🇮🇳Gujarati
મૂળ
મૂળ રીતે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೂಲತಃ
ಮೂಲ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ
യഥാർത്ഥ രീതിയിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ
ਇੱਕ ਅਸਲੀ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
اصل میں
ایک اصل انداز میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
起初
以原始的方式
🇯🇵Japanese
元は
オリジナルのやり方で
🇰🇷Korean
원래
독창적인 방식으로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ban đầu
một cách nguyên bản
🇹🇭Thai
เดิมที
ในลักษณะเดิม
🇮🇩Indonesian
semula
dengan cara yang orisinal
🇵🇭Filipino
orihinal
sa orihinal na paraan
🇲🇾Malay
asalnya
dengan cara yang asli
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أصلا
بطريقة أصلية
🇮🇷Persian
در اصل
به شیوه ای اصیل
🇹🇷Turkish
aslen
orijinal bir şekilde
🇮🇱Hebrew
בְּמָקוֹר
בצורה מקורית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'originally'?
The primary meaning of 'originally' is 'in an original manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'originally' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'originally' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'originally' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'originally' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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