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originally

adverb
originally pronunciation English əˈrɪdʒənəli originally pronunciation American əˈrɪdʒənəli
 
used to describe the situation that existed at the beginning of a particular period or activity, especially before something was changed
The school was originally very small.She comes originally from York.Originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece.