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first order of the day

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables
first order of the -day
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An item of business that will be discussed before any other item on a particular day when a legislature is sitting.

noun

A goal or task that is of primary importance and will or should be pursued before any other goal.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

first orders of the day (plural)

Questions

What does first order of the day mean?
An item of business that will be discussed before any other item on a particular day when a legislature is sitting.

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