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adjective
1.
Preceding all others in time or space or degree.  "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"
2.
Indicating the beginning unit in a series.  Synonym: 1st.
3.
Serving to set in motion.  Synonyms: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden.  "The initiative phase in the negotiations" , "An initiatory step toward a treaty" , "His first (or maiden) speech in Congress" , "The liner's maiden voyage"
4.
Serving to begin.  Synonym: beginning.  "The first verse"
5.
Ranking above all others.  Synonyms: foremost, world-class.  "The foremost figure among marine artists" , "The top graduate"
6.
Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections.  "The first violin section" , "Played first horn"
noun
1.
The first or highest in an ordering or series.  Synonym: number one.
2.
The first element in a countable series.  Synonyms: number 1, number one.
3.
The time at which something is supposed to begin.  Synonyms: beginning, commencement, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time.  "She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
4.
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate).  Synonym: first base.
5.
An honours degree of the highest class.  Synonym: first-class honours degree.
6.
The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving.  Synonyms: first gear, low, low gear.
adverb
1.
Before anything else.  Synonyms: first of all, first off, firstly, foremost.
2.
The initial time.  Synonym: for the first time.
3.
Before another in time, space, or importance.  "Let's do this job first"
4.
Prominently forward.  Synonym: foremost.



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