double first

noun

A first-class degree in both classics and mathematics.

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Meanings

noundouble first (plural double firsts)

plural double firsts

  1. IrelandUKA first-class degree in both classics and mathematics.
  2. IrelandUKOne who achieves such a degree.

    Chess-playing requires complete abstraction, and Nigel, though he was a double-first, occasionally lost a game from a lapse in that condensed attention that secures triumph

    1880, [Benjamin Disraeli], Endymion […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC
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APA

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MLA

“double first.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20first. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double first,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20first.

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