aboriginally

ab·o·rig·i·nal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ab-uh-rij-uh-nl]
- /ˌæb əˈrɪdʒ ə nl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ab-uh-rij-uh-nl]
- /ˌæb əˈrɪdʒ ə nl/

Definitions of aboriginally word

adjective aboriginally of, relating to, or typical of aborigines: aboriginal customs. 1
adjective aboriginally original or earliest known; native; indigenous: the aboriginal people of Tahiti. 1
noun aboriginally aborigine (def 1). 1
noun aboriginally (initial capital letter) aborigine (def 2). 1
noun aboriginally From the earliest known times. (First attested in the early 19th century.). 1

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Origin of aboriginally

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; aborigine + -al1

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Parts of speech for Aboriginally

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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aboriginally popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for aboriginally

adverb aboriginally

primitively — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.

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