first

noun [C] (QUALIFICATION)

/ˈfɜːst/

/ˈfɝːst/ (also first-class degree) UK

Definition

› the best possible undergraduate university degree you can get in the UK and some other countries: She has a first in English from Newcastle University.Marks and results

(Definition of first noun (QUALIFICATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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