double first

double first
noun
a first-class honours degree in two subjects
• Hypernyms: ↑first, ↑first-class honours degree

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noun
1. : first-class honors in two different subjects especially at Cambridge and Oxford universities
2. : a student who takes a double first

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Brit. Univ.
1. a first in two subjects.
2. a student who earns a first in two subjects.

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double first noun
1. A university degree with first-class honours in two different subjects
2. A person who has such a degree
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Main Entry: ↑double

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double first UK US noun [countable] [singular double first plural double firsts] british
a university degree in which you have studied two subjects and have received the highest mark for both subjects
Thesaurus: degrees and other academic qualificationshyponym

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double first,
1. the highest honors in two subjects at an English university.
2. a student who wins these honors.

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  • Double first — Dou ble first (Eng. Universities) (a) A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics. (b) One who gains at examinations the highest honor both in the classics and the mathematics. Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • double first — n [C usually singular] a British university degree in which a student reaches the highest standard in two subjects …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double first — noun count BRITISH a university degree in which you have studied two subjects and have received the highest grade for both subjects …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • double first — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms double first : singular double first plural double firsts British a university degree in which you have studied two subjects and have received the highest mark for both subjects …   English dictionary

  • Double first cousin — Double first cousins arise when two siblings reproduce with another set of siblings and the resulting children are related to each other through both parents families. Double first cousins share both sets of grandparents in common and have double …   Wikipedia

  • double first —  First class degree in two subjects …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • double first — Brit. Univ. 1. a first in two subjects. 2. a student who earns a first in two subjects. * * * …   Universalium

  • double first — noun Brit. a university degree with first class honours in two subjects or examinations …   English new terms dictionary

  • double first — /dʌbəl ˈfɜst/ (say dubuhl ferst) noun 1. first class honours degree at a university, gained in two subjects. 2. someone who has achieved this …  

  • double first — n. one who excells in two subject in university; person who obtains top degree in two subjects (in U.K.) …   English contemporary dictionary

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