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coming before all others in time or order
  • the earliest computers were massive machines that practically filled up a room

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“Earliest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earliest. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.

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