Voyages of exploration were the earliest in the history of studying the ocean.
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Earliest
/ˈɝ.li.ɪst/
Synonyms for "earliest" (52 found)
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Adjective(5 words)
Noun(4 words)
be originalfirst coursefirst language instructionfirst language learner
Determiner(2 words)
das erste wortfirst language learning
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Noun(4 words)
original textprimary classification criterionprimary governing factorprimary written history
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3 entriesearliest fossilearliest manuscriptearliest record
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9 entriesearliest artifactsearliest dateearliest evidenceearliest knownearliest recordearliest recordsearliest stageearliest stagesearliest time
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May we ask you to remit the settlement in full at your earliest convenience?
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I'll meet him at the earliest opportunity possible.
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The meeting will be held next week at the earliest.
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