orig.

American  

abbreviation

1. origin.

2. original.

3. originally.

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orig. British  

abbreviation

1. origin

2. original(ly)

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Example Sentences

“Dr. Drama, he sued me to cover, was discovered to be true, hence paid him nothing as he orig. requested,” she wrote.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014

Hundred, hun′dred, n. the number of ten times ten: a division of a county in England, orig. supposed to contain a hundred families.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Saveloy, sav′e-loi, n. a kind of sausage made of meat chopped and seasoned, orig. of brains.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

"Sabab," the orig. and material sense of the word; hence "a cause," etc.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Audit ale, a kind of ale, brewed at the English universities, orig. for the day of audit.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah