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in
the
first
place
in the first place
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in the first place in WordNet English dictionary
adverb
before now
"why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
in the first place
earlier
in the beginning
to begin with
originally
in the first place
earlier
in the beginning
to begin with
originally
of primary import
"this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter"
primarily
in the first place
primarily
in the first place
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in the first place in English Wiktionary
(adverb) (idiom) To begin with; earlier; first; at the start.
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