honours

/ ˈɒnəz /

plural noun

1. observances of respect
2. often capital
   1. (in a university degree or degree course) a rank of the highest academic standard
   2. ( as modifier ) Hons Compare general pass

      an honours degree

3. a high mark awarded for an examination; distinction
4. last honours or funeral honours
   observances of respect at a funeral
5. military honours
   ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc

Example Sentences

In June he was knighted in the King’s Birthday Honours.

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The Edelstam Prize honours individuals who show exceptional bravery in defending human rights, in memory of Swedish diplomat Harald Edelstam.

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She enrolled on a joint honours degree in film studies and English literature at UEA in Norwich.

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Even if she takes home all seven of the prizes she's nominated for, she'll only equal Justin Bieber's record of 22 MTV EMA honours.

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June Spencer was made an OBE in 1991 and a CBE in Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday Honours List in 2017.

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