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  • Definition
    • first :the first or highest in an ordering or series
      • He wanted to be the first

    • first :preceding all others in time or space or degree
      • the first house on the right|the first day of spring|his first political race|her first baby|the first time|the first meetings of the new party|the first phase of his training

    • first :before anything else
      • first we must consider the garter snake

    • first :the first element in a countable series
      • the first of the month

    • first :the initial time
      • when Felix first saw a garter snake

    • first :the time at which something is supposed to begin
      • they got an early start|she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her

    • first :serving to set in motion
      • the magazine's inaugural issue|the initiative phase in the negotiations|an initiatory step toward a treaty|his first (or maiden) speech in Congress|the liner's maiden voyage

    • first :before another in time, space, or importance
      • I was here first|let's do this job first

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