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originally
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Originally \O*rig"i*nal*ly\, adv.
1. In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily;
from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or
imitation.
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God is originally holy in himself. --Bp. Pearson.
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2. At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or
costruction; as, a book originally written by another
hand. "Originally a half length [portrait]." --Walpole.
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