Firstness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being first; originality; priority uncountable
"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."
Example
More 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."
Etymology
From first + -ness.
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