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Firstly

[furst-lee]

Origin

adverb

in the first place; first.

Origin:
1525–35; first + -ly

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firstly (ˈfɜːstlɪ)

—*adv*
	coming before other points, questions, etc

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firstly

1530s, but never a common word (simple first usually serving its place), from first + -ly (2).

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