double first
Americannoun
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a first in two subjects.
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a student who earns a first in two subjects.
noun
Example Sentences
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Pushback on implementing double first bases might come from purists, but player safety has become an overarching concern as salaries have increased.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
An Old Etonian, who became the first black Conservative cabinet minister in 2021, he has a double first from Cambridge University and a PhD in economic history.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2022
In a double first, there are two woman serving this session as floor leaders — Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, and House Minority Leader Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
The other is naming a college now under construction for a civil rights activist who is an African-American woman- a double first for the university.
From Washington Times ● May 7, 2016
"I prophesy she'll go to college, take a tremendous good degree—wrangler or double first or something of that sort—and be head of a high school."
From Loyal to the School by Brazil, Angela
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