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\ ˈfərst-ˌyir 
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\variants:
or first year
plural first-years or first years
Definition of first-year
: a student in the first year (as at a high school or college) : a first-year student
Experts say fledgling first-years can expect to experience the thrill of autonomy, of being in the driver's seat for what may be the first time ever.— Jan McCoy Ebbets
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The first known use of first-year was in 1986
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