| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, archetypal, authentic, autochthonous, beginning, commencing, early, elementary, embryonic, first, first-hand, genuine, inceptive, infant, initial, introductory, opening, pioneer, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, prototypal, rudimental, rudimentary, starting, underivative, underived |
| Antonyms: | derivative, latest, newest |