EGAVE

originally

About 27.90 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adverb As it was in the beginning; at first.
    Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
  2. adverb In an original manner.
    They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.

Similar words

primitively earlier to begin with in the beginning in the first place original initial basically first primarily

Often followed by

published a the intended from been in designed developed written

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