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della prima ora

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, of the first hour. Compare French de la première heure.

Adjective

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della prima ora

  1. (idiomatic) having joined a political, artistic, or cultural movement from the very beginning
    • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 24, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:
      Claire era una mia sostenitrice della prima ora e tra i miei migliori amici in Senato.
      Claire was one of my early supporters and best friends in the Senate...