word-vault/dist/data/cards/or/originally.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "originally",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to describe the situation that existed at the beginning of a particular period or activity, especially before something was changed",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The school was originally very small."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Laib **originally planned** to be a doctor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She comes originally from York."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dam project was originally conceived in 1977."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They originally thought she had a muscular injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Chloe hails originally from Texas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book was originally published in 1935."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The work was originally scheduled to begin in July."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈrɪdʒənəli/",
                "audio": "or/originally/originally__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈrɪdʒənəli/",
                "audio": "or/originally/originally__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}