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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
adj
1: very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first- class mind" [syn: excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid]
Merriam Webster's
adjective Date: circa 18381. of or relating to first class2. of the highest quality< a first-class meal > • first-class adverb
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
First-class First"-class`, a. Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first division; of the best quality; first-rate; as, a first-class telescope. First-class car or First-class railway carriage, any passenger car of the highest regular class, and intended for passengers who pay the highest regular rate; -- distinguished from a second-class car.
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
also first class 1. If you describe something or someone as first-class, you mean that they are extremely good and of the highest quality. The food was first-class... She has a first-class brain and is a damned good writer. = first-rate ADJ 2. You use first-class to describe something that is in the group that is considered to be of the highest standard. He officially announced his retirement from first-class cricket yesterday... Harriet graduated with a first class degree in literature... ADJ: ADJ n 3. First-class accommodation on a train, aeroplane, or ship is the best and most expensive type of accommodation. He won himself two first-class tickets to fly to Dublin. ...first-class passengers. ADJ: ADJ n • First-class is also an adverb. She had never flown first class before. ADV: ADV after v • First-class is the first-class accommodation on a train, aeroplane, or ship. He paid for and was assigned a cabin in first class. 4. In Britain, first-class postage is the quicker and more expensive type of postage. In the United States, first-class postage is the type of postage that is used for sending letters and postcards. Two first class stamps, please... ADJ: ADJ n • First-class is also an adverb. It took six days to arrive despite being posted first class. ADV: ADV after v
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
a. (Colloq. for First-rate, which see.)
