aboriginally
Americanadverb
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in or since the earliest time; originally.
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often Aboriginally, in a way that relates to Aboriginal or other Indigenous peoples, especially of Australia.
Example Sentences
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To believe that man was aboriginally 184 civilised and then suffered utter degradation in so many regions, is to take a pitiably low view of human nature.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Charles Darwin
As to religion, he says, “There is no evidence that man- 116 - was aboriginally endowed with the ennobling belief in the existence of an omnipotent God.”
From Life of Charles Darwin by G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany
Many of these points are of so unimportant, or of so singular a nature, that it is extremely improbable that they should have been independently acquired by aboriginally distinct species or races.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
In some cases the intercrossing of aboriginally distinct species appears to have played an important part in the origin of our breeds.
From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin
On the basis of all these facts the author believes that the Tachi aboriginally possessed one village with at least 1,600 inhabitants and that Cabot's figure for this village was reasonably accurate.
From The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California by Sherburne F. Cook
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