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Definition for first

adjective as in earliest in order

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aboriginal, antecedent, anterior, basic, beginning, cardinal, front, fundamental, head, inaugural, initial, key, leading, opening, original, pioneer, premier, primary, prime, primitive

Weak matches

elementary, first off, headmost, in the beginning, inceptive, incipient, introductory, lead off, number one, numero uno, primeval, primogenial, primordial, pristine, right up front, rudimentary

adjective as in highest in importance

Strong matches

arch, champion, chief, dominant, foremost, head, leading, main, premier, primary, prime, primo, principal, ranking, ruling, sovereign

Weak matches

A number one, advanced, eminent, first-class, first-string, greatest, head of the line, number one, outstanding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, supreme, top of the list, top-flight

adverb as in at the beginning

Strongest matches

initially, originally

Weak matches

ahead, at the outset, before all else, beforehand, in the first place, to begin with, to start with

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The first day of the festival took place on Saturday in Addis Ababa.

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"Since we were established and began the very first claims late last year, our priority has been to pay as many people as quickly as possible," they said.

From BBC

The New England Patriots then went to Buffalo and ended the Bills' unbeaten start with a statement win of their own in their first primetime game in a year.

From BBC

The fifth-year guard had the highest workload on the team entering the first preseason game that took place after three days of practice.

From Los Angeles Times

This was not the first such expulsion in this conflict: in the 1990s over 500,000 Azerbaijanis were displaced.

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