Originally
[ə'rɪdʒɪn(ə)lɪ] or [ə'rɪdʒənəli]
Definition
(adv.) In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation.
(adv.) At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or costruction; as, a book originally written by another hand.
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Examples
- The singing arrows that destroyed the army of Crassus came, it would seem, originally from the Altai and the Tian Shan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Originally no doubt, and for untold centuries, the use was confined to the hairy, undressed, fresh, or dried skins, known as pelts. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- About a month before this period, some ingenious Frenchman had completed the discovery in the manner originally proposed by Dr. Franklin. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- It is very doubtful if any single fingerprint will ever be exactly duplicated by any finger other than the one which originally made it. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- This had originally consisted of two levers, placed side by side. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- A plot organised among the Indians who originally owned the jewel, says Mr. Franklin-- a plot with some old Hindoo superstition at the bottom of it. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I must not neglect to state here the fact that I had no idea originally of having Sherman march from Savannah to Richmond, or even to North Carolina. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The manganese itself combines with part of the chlorine originally in the acid, but not with all. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Almost everyone is familiar with the modern Howe sewing machine, and it will be therefore more interesting to present the form in which it originally appeared. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Texas was originally a state belonging to the republic of Mexico. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The term pin-money dates from that time and originally came from the allowance a husband gave his wife to purchase pins. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The game was originally played on the bare ground. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was originally extremely unequal, and it still continues to be so. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Chanted originally to the chiefs and leading men in hall, they were now recited at the public festivals. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Each of these mends, done, as you observe, with silver bands, must have cost more than the pipe did originally. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The former, which came from India, has been thought to have originally formed part of the Koh-i-noor stone. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Hussey, originally of Cincinnati, but afterwards of Maryland, was the first to obtain a patent, which was granted December 31, 1833. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The first kind arises in the soul originally, from unknown causes. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The present universities of Europe were originally, the greater part of them, ecclesiastical corporations, instituted for the education of churchmen. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But this opinion takes it for granted that all water was originally fresh, of which we can have no proof. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The non-enumerated commodities could originally be exported to all parts of the world. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- No Act of Parliament is now required, as originally proposed by Mr. Winsor, to enforce the burning of coal gas. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The fig tree, which is of the mulberry family, belonged originally in Asia Minor, but it has been naturalized in all the countries around the Mediterranean. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This was followed by the discovery of nitro-glycerine, a still more powerful explosive agent--too powerful and uncontrollable for guns as originally made. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The occupiers of land all over Europe were, the greater part of them, originally bond-men. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The denominations of those coins seem originally to have expressed the weight or quantity of metal contained in them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- His district had been settled originally by people from the Southern States, and at the breaking out of secession they sympathized with the South. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Here was a small rough hole in the mud wall, originally made for pigeons, through which the interior of the next shed could be viewed. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The cotton industry was one of the first to pass into factory production (originally with water-driven machinery). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This tax was originally a half; it soon afterwards fell to a third, then to a fifth, and at last to a tenth, at which late it still continues. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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