interfirst
English
Etymology
inter- + first as a surface analysis that succeeds by way of syntactic reanalysis, although the escape from nonword status is recent and prescriptively arguable; see usage notes.
Adjective
interfirst (not comparable)
- (nonstandard) Between the members of the first pair of specified things (such as premolars or molars).
- 2015, Marcio Rodrigues de Almeida et al., “Dentoalveolar mandibular changes with self-ligating versus conventional bracket systems: A CBCT and dental cast study”, in Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics, volume 20, DOI: :
- Further corroborating these findings, Vajaria el al 11 also found expansion in interfirst premolar distances.
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Usage notes
See intersecond > Usage notes.