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Zeroth
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Zeroth
adjective 1. Immediately preceding what is regarded as first in a series.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"I see you have the first step listed here, but I think we need a zeroth step before that."
"Turning the key is the first step to start the car, but buckling your seat belt is the zeroth step."
"I make 'take a deep breath" my zeroth task before uttering my first word of a speech."
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English, mid-19th century
Why This Word?
When making a to-do list, you can rank tasks in order of importance: "first," "second," "third," "fourth," etc. But there's actually a number that comes before first, "zeroth." ...
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