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Meaning of firstness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The quality of being first; originality; priority

uncountable

Examples

“But it was not swimming and boating again that pleased him. The joy of it was its firstness: never before had a boat rested on the waters of this world; never before had these children seen a human being swim.”

“Firstness (in-itselfness, originality) helps to explain logico-cognitive processes and therefore, at once, the formation of signs.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Firstspace Firth Firth of Clyde Firth of Forth Firth of Lorn Firth of Tay