dux
/dʌks/
dux noun: the top (male or female) academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic discipline.
Noun
- The top (male or female) academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic discipline.
- […]on the motion of Sir John Marjoribanks, Bart., Lord Provost, unanimously resolved, July 27, 1814, “that there be annually presented by the town of Edinburgh to the boy at the head of the Greek class, taught by the rector of the High School, a gold medal of the same value [five guineas] as that...1849, Wilhelm Steven, The History of the High School of Edinburgh, page 191
- He finished the year dux of Form III with an average 90 per cent over eight subjects. The school did not award end-of-year marks in fourth and fifth forms, but Evans’ report for those years shows he passed all subjects in both years and was again dux in Form V.1999, Keith Scott, Gareth Evans, page 29
- Synonyms:
- valedictorian
- A high-ranking commander in the Roman army, responsible for more than one legion.
- The subject of a fugue, answered by the comes.
Examples of dux in a sentence
- This school was where my father had been dux in his senior year in 1937 just as his father had been dux at the Rockhampton Grammar School²⁷ before the turn of the 19th century.2010, Roger K. A. Allen, Ballina Boy, page 28:
- Quite a few who became national athletic champions were also duxes or top academic pupils at their schools.2011, A. Lydiard, Running to the Top, page 17:
Synonyms of dux
Forms of dux
| plural | duxes |
|---|---|
| plural | duces |
Origin of dux
Borrowed from Latin dux (“leader”). Doublet of doge, duc, duce, and duke.
Words that rhyme with dux
Questions about dux
- What does dux mean?
- Dux means the top (male or female) academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic discipline.
- How do you use dux in a sentence?
- This school was where my father had been dux in his senior year in 1937 just as his father had been dux at the Rockhampton Grammar School²⁷ before the turn of the 19th century.
- What part of speech is dux?
- Dux is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dux?
- Dux is pronounced /dʌks/.
- What is the plural of dux?
- The plural of dux is duxes.
Words near dux in the dictionary
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