at first

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at first - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           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.
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              And all are fools and lovers first or last.
                                                    --Dryden.
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