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In the first place Moderate

In the first place has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adverb · Prep_phrase

Definitions
Adverb
1

before now

"why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

2

of primary import

"this is primarily a question of economics"

"it was in the first place a local matter"

Prep_phrase
1

to begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start,

Example Sentences
"why didn't you tell me in the first place?" adverb
"this is primarily a question of economics" adverb
"it was in the first place a local matter" adverb
Antonyms
secondarily
Rhyming Words
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