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first
Adjective
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The first thing is the one that is number one (1) in order.
I have no older brothers. I was the first child.
first
Adverb
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If something is first, it is before anything else.
He was the fastest in class and usually finished everything first.
First, I should say that we're happy to see you all here today.
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Never before.
I first went to Japan in 1994.
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At the beginning.
When we were first married, everything was wonderful.
first
Noun
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A first is something that has not happened before.
A dog walking on stilts? Well, that is a first.
reproductive
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adjective
(= generative)
producing new life or offspring
the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions
the reproductive or generative organs
caste
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noun
a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
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noun
(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
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noun
social status or position conferred by a system based on class
lose caste by doing work beneath one's station
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noun
in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony