initially

Meanings

• adverb

  Relating to the beginning or start of something.

• adverb

  At the outset; in the first place.

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Antonyms

finally

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Synonyms

at first

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with initially
finally , fully , illy , milly , qually , rally , silly , tally

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Variants

List of all variants of initially that leads to same result
initially

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Etymology

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From Middle English initially, from Old French encee, encee, from en- in- + cee to be in, be present, from Latin in, in, at + cædere to cut.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'initially' contains the letter 'i' five times.

2. In the novel 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley, the citizens are conditioned to be 'happy and meaningless' from their 'initial conditioning' in the hatcheries.

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Related Concepts

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1. Beginning: The start of something, often marked by an event or action.

2. Origin: The source or cause of something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'initially' is often used to describe a character's or situation's beginning state, which can change throughout the story. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby,' the narrator describes Tom and Daisy Buchanan as 'careless people, they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.', but their initial carelessness leads to tragic consequences.

How to Memorize "initially"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a starting line or a starting gate to represent 'initially'. Visualize yourself at the beginning of a journey or project.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'initially' with the first letter of the alphabet, 'I', to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence using 'initially' as the first word, such as 'Initially, I was unsure, but now I understand.'

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