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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- 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
- 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