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foremost(adjective, order, predominance, priority)
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first(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
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early(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
14
initial(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
14
leading(adjective, order, predominance, priority)
14
original(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
14
primitive(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
14
prior(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
11
aboriginal(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
11
antecedent(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
11
premier(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
11
prime(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
11
primeval(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
11
primordial(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
11
pristine(adjective, characteristic, order, start, beginning)
9
beforehand(adjective, adverb, order, predominance, priority)
9
beginning(adjective, characteristic, order, foundation, basis)
9
forward(adjective, adverb, order, predominance, priority)
9
in front(expression, adverb, order, predominance, priority)
9
in the forefront(expression, adverb, order, predominance, priority)
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