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double first

double first noun: a first-class degree in both classics and mathematics.

Noun

double first (plural double firsts)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A first-class degree in both classics and mathematics.
  2. (Ireland, UK) One who achieves such a degree.
    • Chess-playing requires complete abstraction, and Nigel, though he was a double-first, occasionally lost a game from a lapse in that condensed attention that secures triumph1880, [Benjamin Disraeli], Endymion […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC

Forms of double first

pluraldouble firsts

Questions about double first

What does double first mean?
Double first means a first-class degree in both classics and mathematics.
What part of speech is double first?
Double first is a noun.
What is the plural of double first?
The plural of double first is double firsts.

Words near double first in the dictionary

  1. double feature
  2. double features
  3. double figures
  4. double file
  5. double files
  6. double first
  7. double first cousin
  8. double first cousins
  9. double firsts
  10. double fisherman's knot
  11. double flash

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