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double first

noun

, British University.
  1. a first in two subjects.
  2. a student who earns a first in two subjects.


double first

noun

  1. a first-class honours degree in two subjects
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Woolf went on to get a double first in music from Cambridge University in music and won BBC Young Composer of the Year 2012, as well as appearing on Mastermind in 2021.

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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.

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She graduated with a double first from the University of Cambridge, and in recent years has become known for her charity work and environmental campaigning.

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Mehta: Excuse me for asking: Do you still have double first players?

As he rounded first base, he interrupted the parrot walk with double first pumps and smiled some more.

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