🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

primo posto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: primo posto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
First-Place/ˈfɜrst pleɪs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha vinto il primo posto nella gara."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The position of being the best or highest in rank or achievement in a competition.

    "She won first-place in the science fair with her innovative project."
  2. 2

    A designation for the top position in a ranking system.

    "The team secured first-place in the league after an impressive season."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'first-place' combines 'first', derived from Old English 'fyrst', meaning 'foremost', and 'place', from Latin 'locus', meaning 'a position or location'. The phrase evolved to denote the top position in competitions or rankings, reflecting a historical emphasis on order and achievement.

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