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first choice

first choice noun: the most suitable and most optimal choice.

Noun

first choice (plural first choices)

  1. The most suitable and most optimal choice.
    • Manager Jurgen Klopp made it clear as soon as Liverpool reached Wembley that Kelleher would retain his place as the Reds' goalkeeper in this competition ahead of first-choice Alisson.2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
  2. The prime cut.
  3. The one with the highest ranking.

Forms of first choice

pluralfirst choices

Questions about first choice

What does first choice mean?
First choice means the most suitable and most optimal choice.
What part of speech is first choice?
First choice is a noun.
What is the plural of first choice?
The plural of first choice is first choices.

Words near first choice in the dictionary

  1. First Cats
  2. first cause
  3. first causes
  4. first chair
  5. first chairs
  6. first choice
  7. first choices
  8. first cities
  9. First Citizen
  10. First Citizens
  11. first city

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