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First Definition
(a)
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
"
(a)
highest
in
pitch
or
chief
among
parts
or
voices
or
instruments
or
orchestra
sections
; "
first
soprano
"; "
the
first
violin
section
"; "
played
first
horn
"
(n)
the
first
or
highest
in
an
ordering
or
series
; "
He
wanted
to
be
the
first
"
(n)
the
first
element
in
a
countable
series
; "
the
first
of
the
month
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
the
fielding
position
of
the
player
on
a
baseball
team
who
is
stationed
at
first
base
(n)
an
honours
degree
of
the
highest
class
(n)
the
lowest
forward
gear
ratio
in
the
gear
box
of
a
motor
vehicle
;
used
to
start
a
car
moving
(r)
before
anything
else
; "
first
we
must
consider
the
garter
snake
"
(r)
the
initial
time
; "
when
Felix
first
saw
a
garter
snake
"
(r)
before
another
in
time
,
space
,
or
importance
; "
I
was
here
first
"; "
let
''
s
do
this
job
first
"
(r)
prominently
forward
; "
he
put
his
best
foot
foremost
"
(s)
indicating
the
beginning
unit
in
a
series
(s)
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
"
(s)
serving
to
begin
; "
the
beginning
canto
of
the
poem
"; "
the
first
verse
"
(s)
ranking
above
all
others
; "
was
first
in
her
class
"; "
the
foremost
figure
among
marine
artists
"; "
the
top
graduate
"
(s)
being
the
gear
producing
the
lowest
drive
speed
; "
use
first
gear
on
steep
hills
"
First Synonyms
1st
beginning
beginning(a)
commencement
first
first base
first gear
first of all
first off
first-class honours degree
firstly
for the first time
foremost
get-go
inaugural
initiative
initiatory
kickoff
low
low gear
maiden
number 1
number one
offset
outset
showtime
start
starting time
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