Quick definitions from WordNet (in the first place)
▸ adverb: before now ("Why didn't you tell me in the first place?")
▸ adverb: of primary import ("It was in the first place a local matter")
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▸ adverb: before now ("Why didn't you tell me in the first place?")
▸ adverb: of primary import ("It was in the first place a local matter")
▸ Words similar to in the first place
▸ Usage examples for in the first place
▸ Idioms related to in the first place (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near in the first place
▸ Rhymes of in the first place
▸ Invented words related to in the first place