dean's list

noun

a list of students of high scholastic standing, compiled by a college or university usually at the end of each semester or academic year.Compare honor roll(def 1).

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Origin of dean's list

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby dean's list

deamination, deaminize, dean, dean of faculty, dean of guild, dean's list, deane, deanery, deanna, deanthropomorphism, dear