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In the first place

Prepositional phrase

Definitions

1.Prepositional phraseTo begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start.
"The question is not whether I still enjoy the job, when I never enjoyed it in the first place."
2.Prepositional phraseAt all, even (typically in non-negated statements).
"Why does this exist in the first place?"

Synonyms

earlierin the beginningoriginallyprimarilyto begin withfirst causefirst offfor startersin termsin questionfirst principlein particular
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