The term originally denoted any kind of "popular music" in Japanese.

The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices.

It originally denoted a sub-stratum of the middle classes in the 18th and early-19th centuries.

It originally denoted the "entry" of the main course from the kitchens into the dining hall.

The term political economy originally denoted the study of the conditions under which economic production was organised in the capitalist system.

The Ruhlmann show recalls that the term classical originally denoted class, not mass.

The term benefice originally denoted a grant of land for life in return for services.

The "250" originally denoted the purity of the dye.

The nickname possibly originally denoted a particularly amorous person, or perhaps one filled with religious ardor.

A plantation originally denoted a settlement in which settlers were "planted" to establish a colonial base.