at the first

A form of at first — Initially; at the start; originally.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. datedDated form of at first.

    Professor Flinders Petrie, although doubtful at the first, has for many years assigned the deposits in which they were found to the time of the XIIth Dynasty.

    1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 66
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APA

at the first. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20first

MLA

“at the first.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20first. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at the first,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20first.

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