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English adverb: in the first place

1. in the first place before now


SamplesWhy didn't you tell me in the first place?.


Synonymsearlier, in the beginning, originally, to begin with

2. in the first place of primary import


SamplesThis is primarily a question of economics.
It was in the first place a local matter.


Synonymsprimarily


Antonymssecondarily









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