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first-rates

first-rates is the plural of first-rate.

Meaning of first-rate

Noun

first-rate (plural first-rates)

  1. (UK, historical) A first-rate ship of the line.

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Questions about first-rates

What is first-rates the plural of?
First-rates is the plural of first-rate.

Words near first-rates in the dictionary

  1. first-personal
  2. first-rate
  3. first-rateness
  4. first-rater
  5. first-raters
  6. first-rates
  7. first-run
  8. first-sale doctrine
  9. first-string
  10. first-stringer
  11. first-stringers

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