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originally
(ori¦gin|al¦ly)
Pronunciation:
/əˈrɪdʒɪn(ə)li/
adverb
1
from or in the beginning; at first:
potatoes originally came from South America
2
in a novel and inventive way:
the suggestions so originally and persuasively outlined
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