of the first magnitude



of the first magnitude

Of major importance or significance. You have to study Shakespeare because he is a poet of the first magnitude. We need to close the highway immediately—this is an accident of the first magnitude.
See also: first, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PaavaliPAH:-vah-leeFinnish
Poseidonpə-SIE-dən (English)Greek Mythology
Christie (1)KRIS-teeEnglish
Angell['eindʒəl]
JerryJER-eeEnglish
Afia-Western African, Akan