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first

 
/fɜrst/ adj

Definition

A1 coming before all others: Ken was the first person to arrive.
A2 most important: Sheila won first prize in the photo competition.
A2 1st written as a word
(Definition of first adj from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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