Found 2 items, similar to at first.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: at first
at first
adv : at the beginning;
“at first he didn't notice anything
strange” [syn:
initially,
ab initio,
at the start]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: At first
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.
13.
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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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