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first cause

first cause noun: an initial cause from which all other causes and effects follow.

Noun (1)

first cause (plural first causes)

  1. (capitalized, sometimes) An initial cause from which all other causes and effects follow.

Noun (2) capitalized: First Cause

First Cause (plural First Causes)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of first cause.

first cause meaning in Indonesian

first cause in Indonesian

Translations
causa prima

Synonyms of first cause

Forms of first cause

pluralfirst causes
alternative formFirst Cause
pluralFirst Causes

Questions about first cause

What does first cause mean?
First cause means an initial cause from which all other causes and effects follow.
What is first cause in Indonesian?
First cause in Indonesian is causa prima. See First cause meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is first cause?
First cause is a noun.
What is the plural of first cause?
The plural of first cause is first causes.

Words near first cause in the dictionary

  1. first blood
  2. first call
  3. First Cat
  4. first catch your hare
  5. First Cats
  6. first cause
  7. first causes
  8. first chair
  9. first chairs
  10. first choice
  11. first choices

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