in the first place
1. before now (Freq. 6) - why didn't you tell me in the first place? • Syn: earlier, in the beginning, to begin with, originally 2. of primary import (Freq. 5) - this is primarily a question of economics - it was in the first place a local matter • Syn: primarily • Ant: secondarily (for: primarily) • Derived from adjective: primary (for: primarily)
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