Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

originally

/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: o-ri-gi-nal-ly
IPA: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

As it was in the beginning; at first.

adv

In an original manner.

Example Sentences

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."
"There are 36 known praenomina, though there may originally have been more."
"The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were."
"They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas."

Etymology

From Middle English originali; equivalent to original + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: originali

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/
British English: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/

Inflected Forms

more originally (comparative) most originally (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

origin original

Synonyms

at first initially at the start innovatively outside the box in the first place earlier in the beginning to begin with

Questions

How do you pronounce originally?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/.
What does originally mean?: As it was in the beginning; at first.
Where does originally come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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