4
firstly(adverb, initially)
4
initially(adverb, initially)
4
preparatorily(adverb, initially)
2
elementarily
2
initiatively
2
introductorily
2
originally(adverb, initially)
2
prefatorily
2
primarily
1
aboriginally(adverb, initially)
1
antecedently
1
anticipatorily
1
beforehand
1
early
1
formatively(adverb, initially)
1
inchoately
1
incipiently
1
inductively
1
initiatorily
1
maidenly(adverb, initially)
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