orig
1
8.4
At first, before things changed
- adverb
- Informal
:
originalmente
- He was orig from Canada but moved to Australia as a child.
Examples
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The building was orig a factory before it became a museum.
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The recipe orig called for butter, but now uses oil instead.
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The orig plan was much simpler.
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This is the orig version of the song.
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The blueprint orig included features that were never built.
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She orig intended to study medicine before choosing a career in art.
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The film orig aired on television in 1995 before being released on DVD.
Synonyms
at first
vsorig
∞
1.0
In the beginning before things change
is the same idea but in single-word form rather than a phrase
originally
vsorig
584
2.0
At first, before later changes
is identical in meaning but used as a short written form
Surface Forms
orig positive
Etymology
Orig is also used as a short form of originally, from the same root origin meaning 'beginning'. Used this way, orig means 'at first' or how something started.