The Collaborative International Dictionary
First or last
First \First\ (f[~e]rst), adv. Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
Adam was first formed, then Eve.
--1 Tim. ii.
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At first, At the first, at the beginning or origin.
First or last, at one time or another; at the beginning or end.
And all are fools and lovers first or last.
--Dryden.