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General (16 matching dictionaries)

1. in the_first_place: Merriam-Webster.com [home, info]
2. in the_first_place: Oxford Dictionaries [home, info]
3. in the_first_place: Vocabulary.com [home, info]
4. in the_first_place: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary [home, info]
5. in the_first_place: Wiktionary [home, info]
6. in the_first_place: Dictionary.com [home, info]
7. in the_first_place: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
8. In the First Place: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
9. in the_first_place: Rhymezone [home, info]
10. in the_first_place: Free Dictionary [home, info]
11. in the_first_place: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
12. in the_first_place: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
13. in the_first_place: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
14. in the_first_place: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]

Business (1 matching dictionary)

15. in the_first_place: Legal dictionary [home, info]

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

16. in the_first_place: Idioms [home, info]

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") ▸ Words similar to in the first place ▸ Usage examples for in the first place ▸ Words that often appear near in the first place ▸ Rhymes of in the first place ▸ Invented words related to in the first place