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

Gr. &?;, orig., a definite space of time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg

Ar. alÐqor¾n, orig. the reading, the book, fr. qaraa to read.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Title of orig. publication: The Lungfish and the unicorn.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1975 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

In the orig. the text runs on in the above passage, which is generally done in old books to save room.

From Shakespeare Jest-Books Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-Books Supposed to Have Been Used by Shakespeare by Hazlitt, William Carew