NOUN: "the first in a set or series" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "the first in a set or series" Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
2. having the indivisible character of a unit
(noun)
1. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
2. a single person or thing

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FIRST (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
FIRST (adjective)
1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to set in motion
FIRST (adverb)
1. prominently forward
2. before anything else
NOUN (noun)
1. a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
2. the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
EON

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Down

1. Agreed, as calculations

2. Cant get enough of

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4. In favor of

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