ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Originary

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Originary is an adjective meaning (rare) Pertaining to or being the origin of something.

Meaning

(rare) Pertaining to or being the origin of something.

More Meanings

  1. (rare) Primitive, original.
  2. (obsolete, often preceding 'of') Having its origin (in); originating (from).
  3. (obsolete) Native (a person born in a particular geographic place, such as a country or region)

Example Sentences

This dish is originary of northern Asia.
The Big Bang was the originary explosion of the universe.
Christians believe human beings to have been sinless in their originary state.
My only aim will be to trace the dislocating work of the two conditions that ensue, namely, the principial condition over which the foundation presides and the ground as the originary condition.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include genetic, originative, genesiac, paragenic, provenantial, primary.

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