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FIRST(Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) Founded in 1990, FIRST coordinates the efforts of dozens of CERTs, mostly governmental, from around the world. See CERT. first 1. preceding all others in numbering or counting order; the ordinal number of one. Often written: 1st 2. denoting the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle 3. Music a. denoting the highest part assigned to one of the voice parts in a chorus or one of the sections of an orchestra b. denoting the principal player in a specific orchestral section 4. Education chiefly Brit an honours degree of the highest class 5. the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle; low gear 6. Music a. the highest part in a particular section of a chorus or orchestra b. the instrument or voice taking such a part c. the chief or leading player in a section of an orchestra; principal 7. Music a rare word for prime How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The first sound in the morning was her voice as she went about the house singing like a lark, and the last sound at night was the same cheery sound, for the girls never grew too old for that familiar lullaby. I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first. NOTES: [1] The Bohemian name Antonia is strongly accented on the first syllable, like the English name Anthony, and the `i' is, of course, given the sound of long `e'. |
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