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first class - 4 dictionary results

first class

–noun
1. the best, finest, or highest class, grade, or rank.
2. the most expensive and most luxurious class of accommodation on trains, ships, airplanes, etc.
3. (in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of letters, postal cards, or the like, together with all mailable matter sealed against inspection.
4. British University. the group receiving the highest distinction in an honors course.

Origin:
1740–50

first-class

[furst-klas, -klahs]
–adjective
1. of the highest or best class or quality: a first-class movie.
2. best-equipped and most expensive: a first-class railroad car.
3. given or entitled to preferred treatment, handling, etc.: first-class mail.
–adverb
4. by first-class conveyance: to travel first-class.

Origin:
1780–90
first class  
n.  
  1. The first, highest, or best group in a system of classification: a restaurant of the first class.
  2. The most luxurious and most expensive class of accommodations on a train, passenger ship, airplane, or other conveyance.
  3. A class of mail including letters, post cards, and sealed packages.
first-class   (fûrst'klās')
adj.  
  1. Constituting or belonging to the first, highest, or best group in a system of classification: a first-class hotel; first-class mail.
  2. Of the foremost excellence or highest quality; first-rate: a first-class mind.
first' class' adv.
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