in the first place

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Adv.	1.	in the first place - before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" to begin with, in the beginning, originally, earlier
	2.	in the first place - of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter" primarily

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first-place finish
firstly
imprimis
in the beginning

originally
place
primarily
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In the first place it is used with reference to habit or disposition or any other quality, for we are said to 'have' a piece of knowledge or a virtue.

The Categories by Aristotle View in context

Edna Pontellier could not have told why, wishing to go to the beach with Robert, she should in the first place have declined, and in the second place have followed in obedience to one of the two contradictory impulses which impelled her.

The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context

In the first place his red beard, ragged and untrimmed, hid much of his face, and his hair was long; but the most surprising change in him was his extreme thinness.

Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

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