a first-class degree

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• first class — ˌfirst ˈclass also first class adjective 1. if something is first class, it is of very good quality and much better than other things of the same type: • We provide a first class, professional service for our customers. 2. using first class mail …   Financial and business terms

• first-class — also first class 1) ADJ If you describe something or someone as first class, you mean that they are extremely good and of the highest quality. The food was first class... She has a first class brain and is a damned good writer. Syn: first rate 2) …   English dictionary

• first class — n 1.) [U] the best and most expensive seats on a plane or train, or rooms in a hotel ▪ We prefer to travel in first class. →↑business class, ↑cabin class, ↑economy class, ↑tourist class …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• first class — n 1.) [U] the best and most expensive seats on a plane or train, or rooms in a hotel ▪ We prefer to travel in first class. →↑business class, ↑cabin class, ↑economy class, ↑tourist class …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• first class — ► NOUN 1) a set of people or things grouped together as the best. 2) the best accommodation in an aircraft, train, or ship. 3) Brit. the highest division in the results of the examinations for a university degree. ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB (first… …   English terms dictionary

• First class — The term First class (or 1st class, Firstclass) generally implies a high level of service, importance or quality. Specific uses of the term include:* First class travel ** First class (aviation) * First Class mail * First class cricket * First… …   Wikipedia

• First Class Honours (degree) — A First Class Honours degree is an academic degree awarded to students at undergraduate and post graduate level either by examination, course work or thesis. First Class Honours degrees are the highest level of degree awarded and are taken to… …   Wikipedia

• first-class — adjective /ˈfɜst klas / (say ferst klahs) 1. of the highest or best class or quality. 2. best equipped and most expensive: a first class hotel. 3. denoting a degree bearing the highest class of honours in a university examination. 4. Cricket a.… …  

• first class — noun 1 (U) the best and most expensive seats or rooms in a train, boat etc: We prefer to travel in first class. compare business class, cabin class, economy class, tourist class 2 (U) a) a class of mail in Britain, used for letters and parcels,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• first-class — adj. First class is used with these nouns: ↑carriage, ↑compartment, ↑cricket, ↑degree, ↑education, ↑facility, ↑fare, ↑honour, ↑hotel, ↑lounge, ↑mail, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• first class — noun 1》 a set of people or things grouped together as the best. 2》 the best accommodation in an aircraft, train, or ship. 3》 Brit. the highest division in the results of the examinations for a university degree. adjective & adverb relating to the …   English new terms dictionary