aboriginally
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8.4
- adverb
- /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnəli/
- The land was inhabited by various species that existed aboriginally before any human influence.
Examples
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Many species in the region evolved aboriginally, adapting to the environment over thousands of years.
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What about plants used for alcoholic drinks today that may not have been present aboriginally, like the coconut?
Academic text (1996) -
The adoption of the Sun Dance by a multiethnic society that did not aboriginally perform the ceremony was an active attempt to reinvent themselves culturally and ethnically under conditions of extreme assimilation pressures.
Academic text (2000) -
The indigenous tribe maintained traditions that were passed down aboriginally from their ancestors.
Synonyms
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3.7
In a natural way that comes from birth or original home
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7.6
In a way that is native to a place
Surface Forms
Morphology
aboriginally = aboriginal (semi-transparent) = aboriginal + ly
Formed regularly from the adjective 'aboriginal', but the 'original/earliest' sense is less familiar to many learners compared with the 'indigenous' sense.
Etymology
Aboriginally comes from Latin parts ab- 'from' and origine 'origin', the same root as origin and original, which gives the idea 'from the beginning'. So aboriginally means 'in the earliest known way' or 'from the start'.