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FIRST STEP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does first step mean?

• FIRST STEP (noun)
The noun FIRST STEP has 1 sense:

1. the first of a series of actions

Familiarity information: FIRST STEP used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FIRST STEP (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The first of a series of actions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

first step; opening move; initiative; opening

Hypernyms ("first step" is a kind of...):

beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "first step"):

curtain raiser (any preliminary activity)

first base (the initial stage in accomplishing something)

peace initiative (opening move in negotiating a peace treaty)

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