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  • 21first — first1 W1S1 [fə:st US fə:rst] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a series)¦ 2 for the first time 3¦(main)¦ 4 in the first place 5 in the first instance 6 at first glance/sight 7 first things first 8 (at) first hand 9 first prize/place …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22FIRST — Infobox Non profit Non profit name = FIRST Non profit Non profit type = 501(c)(3) not for profit public charity founded date = 1989 founder = Dean Kamen location = Manchester, NH origins = key people = Dean Kamen, Founder John Abele, Chairman of… …

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  • 23first — firstness, adj. /ferrst/, adj. 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president. 2. Music. highest or chief among several voices or… …

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  • 24First 30 — Le First 30 est un modèle de voilier français du constructeur Bénéteau, apparu sur le marché fin 1976. Il est présent pour la première fois au salon nautique de Paris (CNIT) de janvier 1977. Ce voilier monotype a été choisi pour le Tour de France …

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  • 25first — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (also first gear) lowest gear on a bicycle/vehicle VERB + FIRST ▪ get into, move into, slam into ▪ As he moved into first, the engine made a strange noise. ▪ engage (fo …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 26first — Synonyms and related words: ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, ahead, alpha, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, arch, at first, at the start, banner, basic, before, before everything, beforehand, beginning, blue ribbon, breaking in, by choice, by… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27First — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot anglais first (premier) peut faire référence à : First édition, une maison d édition dépendant du groupe Editis ; First Group, un groupe… …

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  • 28first — adj., n. 1) to come in first (in a race) 2) the first to + inf. (she was the first to arrive) 3) among the first 4) at first * * * [fɜːst] among the first at first to come in first (in a race) the first to + inf. (she was the fir …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 29first — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German furist first, Old English faran to go more at fare Date: before 12th century preceding all others in time, order, or importance: as a. earliest b. being the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 30first — See: AT FIRST BLUSH, AT FIRST SIGHT, CAST THE FIRST STONE, GET TO FIRST BASE or REACH FIRST BASE, IN THE FIRST PLACE, OF THE FIRST WATER …

    Dictionary of American idioms