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First vs Previous - What's the difference?

first | previous |


As adjectives the difference between first and previous

is that first is preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest while previous is prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

As nouns the difference between first and previous

is that first is the person or thing in the first position while previous is an existing criminal record; short for "previous convictions".

As an adverb first

is before anything else; firstly.

First vs Central - What's the difference?

first | central | Related terms |

First is a related term of central.


As a noun first

is ridge (of roof).

As an adjective central is

being in the centre.

First vs Unrefined - What's the difference?

first | unrefined | Related terms |

First is a related term of unrefined.


As a noun first

is ridge (of roof).

As an adjective unrefined is

crude, raw or unprocessed.

First vs Preparatory - What's the difference?

first | preparatory | Related terms |

First is a related term of preparatory.


As a noun first

is ridge (of roof).

As an adjective preparatory is

of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.

First vs Germinal - What's the difference?

first | germinal | Related terms |

First is a related term of germinal.


As a noun first

is ridge (of roof).

As a proper noun germinal is

(historical) the seventh month of the french republican calendar, from march 20 or 21 to april 20 or 21.

First vs Indigenous - What's the difference?

first | indigenous | Related terms |

First is a related term of indigenous.


As a noun first

is ridge (of roof).

As an adjective indigenous is

(chiefly|of living things) born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.

Intrinsic vs First - What's the difference?

intrinsic | first | Related terms |

Intrinsic is a related term of first.


As nouns the difference between intrinsic and first

is that intrinsic is a built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library while first is ridge (of roof).

As an adjective intrinsic

is innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.

First vs Commencing - What's the difference?

first | commencing | Related terms |


As an adjective first

is preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

As an adverb first

is before anything else; firstly.

As a noun first

is the person or thing in the first position.

As a verb commencing is

present participle of lang=en.

First vs Undeveloped - What's the difference?

first | undeveloped | Related terms |

First is a related term of undeveloped.


As a noun first

is ridge (of roof).

As an adjective undeveloped is

not developed or used.

First vs Before - What's the difference?

first | before |


As adverbs the difference between first and before

is that first is before anything else; firstly while before is at an earlier time.

As an adjective first

is preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

As a noun first

is the person or thing in the first position.

As a preposition before is

earlier than (in time).

As a conjunction before is

in advance of the time when.

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