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A list

A list is the alternative form of A-list.

Meaning of A-list

Noun

A-list (plural A-lists)

  1. The first of a number of lists, especially lists arranged in order of importance or preference.
  2. An informal list of people (especially in the entertainment industry, or professionally or socially prominent) who are the most admired or desirable, or likely to bring success.
    • The film [Pretty Woman] grossed $464 million worldwide, ensconcing her [Julia Roberts] in the Hollywood A-list.2014 January 21, Hermione Hoby, “Julia Roberts interview for August: Osage County – ‘I might actually go to hell for this…’”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review section), London: Telegraph Media Group...
    Antonyms:
    Z-list

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Forms of A list

pluralA lists

Questions about A list

What is A list the alternative form of?
A list is the alternative form of A-list.

Words near A list in the dictionary

  1. a leopard does not change its spots
  2. A level
  3. A levels
  4. a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on
  5. a lie has no legs
  6. A list
  7. A lists
  8. a little
  9. a little bird told me
  10. a little birdie told me
  11. a little bit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: A list (page history and authors); A-list (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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