First
Definition of First
Pronunciation: fẽrst | a. | 1. | 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. | Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others. | | 3. | Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.| At first blush | | See under Blush. |
| | adv. | 1. | Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; - much used in composition with adjectives and participles. | | n. | 1. | (Mus.) The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; - so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preëminence in the combined effect. |
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