Definition for first position - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	first position (first pos\|ition) noun 1 Ballet a posture in which the feet are placed turned outwards with the heels touching. a position of the arms in which both are held curved in front of the body at waist level, with the palms facing the body. 2 Music the position of the hand on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument furthest from the bridge.		More words in this category character dance corps de ballet fifth position fondu grand battement pas de chat Russian ballet second position third position Nearby Words first light first mate first minister first name First Nation first night first offender first officer first person first position first post first principles first reading first refusal First Republic first responder first school first sergeant First State