first

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. Source: opted

2. a. Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others. Source: opted

3. a. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece. Source: opted

4. adv. Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles. Source: opted

5. 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. Source: opted

6. adj. preceding all others in time or space or degree Source: wordnet

7. adj. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections Source: wordnet

8. adj. serving to begin Source: wordnet

9. adj. ranking above all others Source: wordnet

10. adj. serving to set in motion Source: wordnet

11. n. the first or highest in an ordering or series Source: wordnet

12. n. the first element in a countable series Source: wordnet

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