double first

American  

noun

British University.

1. a first in two subjects.

2. a student who earns a first in two subjects.

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double first British  

noun

1. a first-class honours degree in two subjects

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Example Sentences

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

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.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2021

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

He won a double first; he won the Latin and English Essays in the same year; and he won what was the still greater honour of an Oriel Fellowship.

From The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 by Church, R. W. (Richard William)