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Initially

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ab initio(law) From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
at firstat the beginning
at the startat the beginning

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ab initio(law) From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
at firstat the beginning
at the startat the beginning
originnounThe beginning of something.
start(dialectal, archaic) Completely, utterly.
startingnounThe act of something that starts.
provisionallyIn a provisional way; temporarily.
firstly(formal) In the first place; before anything else; first.
foremostIn front, prominently forward.
principallyIn a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.
primarily(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.
firstPreceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
earlyAt a time before expected; sooner than usual.
mainlyChiefly; for the most part.
originalnoun(not comparable) Newly created.
alreadyPrior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
basicallyEssentially; mostly; pretty much.
formerlypreviously; once
previously(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time; already.
originally(not comparable) As it was in the beginning; at first.

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