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first⋅ly

  [furst-lee]
Use firstly in a Sentence
–adverb
in the first place; first.
Origin:
1525–35; first + -ly
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first·ly   (fûrst'lē)   
adv.  In the first place; to begin with.
Usage Note: It is well established that either first or firstly can be used to begin an enumeration: Our objectives are, first (or firstly), to recover from last year's slump. Any succeeding items should be introduced by words parallel to the form that is chosen, as in first . . . second . . . third or firstly . . . secondly . . . thirdly.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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