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/fɜːst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Coming before all others in time, order, or rank.
"She was the first person to arrive at the meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'fyrest', meaning 'foremost' or 'leading', stemming from the Proto-Germanic superlative root of 'fore'. Over centuries, it evolved from signifying spatial or hierarchical frontness to denoting temporal precedence and primary rank.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "First" is said worldwide
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premier
Transliteration: premier
"C'est ma première visite à Paris."
erste
Transliteration: erste
"Das ist mein erstes Mal in Berlin."
primo
Transliteration: primo
"Questo è il mio primo giorno di scuola."
primero
Transliteration: primero
"Ella fue la primera en llegar."
primeiro
Transliteration: primeiro
"Este é o meu primeiro carro."
पहला
Transliteration: pahla
"यह मेरी पहली यात्रा है।"
第一
Transliteration: dì yī
"这是我第一次来这里。"
첫 번째
Transliteration: cheot beonjjae
"이것은 나의 첫 번째 차이다."
最初
Transliteration: saisho
"これが私の最初の仕事です。"
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