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mātāmua

1. (modifier) first, elder.

Te naomanga atu o te tama mātāmua ki te paihere rākau, whakauaua noa, ko tōna tangata mārōrō taua korokē, whakauaua noa, tē whati (TMT 15/4/1861:14). / The eldest son grabbed the bundle of sticks and tried strenuously again and again - that fellow was very strong - but be could not succeed in breaking them.

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2. (modifier) fore, front (of limbs).

Ka ngaro katoa hoki ngā peke mātāmua ki roto ki ngā koro (NM 1928:128). / And the fore limbs totally disappeared into the nooses.

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3. (noun) first-born, oldest child.

He māhanga ngā mātāmua, he tāne (HP 1991:13). / The first-born were twins, and males.

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4. (noun) high card (cards), highest card - a poker hand made of any five cards, where the only thing of any potential meaning in the hand is the highest card.

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