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

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

She graduated from Oxford with a chemistry degree - he got a double first in natural sciences at Cambridge.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2019

Yes, Cole might have a double first in history of art from Cambridge University, but what concerned him was that she had chosen to make her living as a model.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2018

I hate the thought of it; and, as if to make arrows and barbs of it, here's Richard making as much of this as if it was a double first class!

From The Daisy chain, or Aspirations by Yonge, Charlotte Mary