first-string

[ furst-string ]
/ ˈfɜrstˈstrɪŋ /
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adjective

composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
foremost; main: the first-string critics.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of first-string

First recorded in 1915–20

OTHER WORDS FROM first-string

first-string·er, noun

Words nearby first-string

first-past-the-post, first-person shooter, first-rate, first-sale doctrine, first-strike, first-string, first-termer, first-time, first-timer, firstborn, firstcomer
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Words related to first-string

first-rate, remarkable, exceptional, admirable, good, superhuman, preferable, beautiful, outstanding, magnificent, elegant, subtle, refined, expensive, superior, handsome, fashionable, striking, attractive, lovely

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