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first

/fɪrst/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The person or thing in the first position.
  2. The first gear of an engine.
  3. Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
  4. First base
  5. A first-class honours degree.
  6. A first-edition copy of some publication.
  7. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
  8. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
  9. Before anything else; firstly.
  10. For the first time;
  11. Time; time granted; respite.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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