"first contact" meaning in English

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        "The first meeting between people of two previously unknown cultures."
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        "(anthropology) The first meeting between people of two previously unknown cultures."
      ],
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        "usually"
      ],
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        "anthropology",
        "human-sciences",
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        {
          "ref": "2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: First Contact War Codex entry",
          "text": "Humanity’s first contact with an alien race occurred in 2157. At that time, the Alliance allowed survey fleets to activate any dormant mass relays discovered, a practice considered dangerous and irresponsible by Council-aligned races. When a turian patrol discovered a human fleet attempting to activate a relay, they attacked. One human vessel survived, retreating to the colony of Shanxi.",
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        "The first meeting between humans and extraterrestrials."
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        "(science fiction) The first meeting between humans and extraterrestrials."
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        "uncountable",
        "usually"
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        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "science-fiction"
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        "The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch."
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        [
          "moment",
          "moment"
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        [
          "eclipse",
          "eclipse"
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          "transit",
          "transit"
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          "position",
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          "touch",
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        "(astronomy) The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch."
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          "_dis1": "7 31 62",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "Erstkontakt"
        }
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    "first contact"
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  "word": "first contact"
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        "(science fiction) The first meeting between humans and extraterrestrials."
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        "The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch."
      ],
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          "moment",
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          "transit",
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          "position",
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          "touch",
          "touch"
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        "(astronomy) The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch."
      ],
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        "usually"
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