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FIRST AND FOREMOST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does first and foremost mean?
• FIRST AND FOREMOST (adverb)
The adverb FIRST AND FOREMOST has 1 sense:
1. of greatest importance
Familiarity information: FIRST AND FOREMOST used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of greatest importance
Synonyms:
first and foremost; most importantly
Context example:
first and foremost, we must feed the refugees
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