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(1):

(a.) Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

(2):

(a.) Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.

(3):

(adv.) Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; - much used in composition with adjectives and participles.

(4):

(n.) The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; - so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preeminence in the combined effect.

(5):

(a.) Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'First'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/first.html. 1828.
 
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