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ursprünglich — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • initial adj Happening at the very start; first.
  • original adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
  • originally adv At first, or in the beginning, before things changed.
  • primeval adj Belonging to the earliest ages of the world; ancient and primitive.
  • primitive adj Belonging to an early stage of development; basic or unrefined.
  • primordial adj Existing from the very beginning; original and fundamental.
  • pristine adj Completely unspoiled and clean, as if untouched since it was made.

Senses

ursprünglich is used for these senses in English:

  • initial Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
  • original (not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
  • originally (not comparable) As it was in the beginning; at first.
  • primeval Primary; original.
  • primordial First, earliest or original.
  • pristine Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.

initial — full definition

  1. adj Happening at the very start; first.
  2. noun The first letter of a name or word.
  3. verb To mark or sign something with your initials.

original — full definition

  1. adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
  2. adj Fresh, inventive, and not copied from anything else.
  3. noun The very first version of something, from which copies are made.
  4. noun An unusually distinctive or eccentric person.

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