second class honours

  • 1second-class — ˈsecond class adjective [only before a noun] 1. second class mail is cheaper to send than first class mail because it takes slightly longer to be delivered: • We aim to deliver 96% of second class letters by the third working day after collection …

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  • 2second-class — adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(people)¦ 2¦(lower standard)¦ 3¦(travel)¦ 4¦(mail)¦ 5¦(university degree)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PEOPLE)¦ considered to be less important and less valuable than other people ▪ Why should old people be treated like second… …

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  • 3second-class — adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(people)¦ 2¦(lower standard)¦ 3¦(travel)¦ 4¦(mail)¦ 5¦(university degree)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PEOPLE)¦ considered to be less important and less valuable than other people ▪ Why should old people be treated like second… …

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  • 4second-class — also second class 1) ADJ: ADJ n If someone treats you as a second class citizen, they treat you as if you are less valuable and less important than other people. Too many airlines treat our children as second class citizens. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n If… …

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  • 5second class — /sɛkənd ˈklas/ (say sekuhnd klahs) noun 1. a class of accommodation on a train, boat, etc., less luxurious and less expensive than first class. 2. the standard of comfort of such accommodation. 3. the next to highest class in a university honours …

  • 6Second (disambiguation) — Second may refer to:* 2 (number), as an ordinal (also written as 2d or 2nd ) * Second, a unit of time * Arcsecond, a unit of angle * Second of right ascension, in astronomy * Second (parliamentary procedure), to support a proposal * Second, the… …

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  • 7honours — UK [ˈɒnə(r)z] / US [ˈɑnərz] noun [plural] 1) a level of university degree that is higher than an ordinary degree first class/second class honours (= the highest or second highest level of degree): She gained first class honours in Modern… …

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  • 8honours degree — honours de.gree n a British university degree that is above the basic level in one or two particular subjects first/second/third class honours degree joint honours degree (=a degree in two main subjects) …

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  • 9Honours of Winston Churchill — Churchill s identification document as an Honorary Citizen of the United States Sir Winston Churchill received numerous honours and awards throughout his career as a statesman and author. Perhaps the highest of these was the state funeral held at …

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  • 10second — I. /ˈsɛkənd / (say sekuhnd) adjective 1. next after the first in order, place, time, rank, value, quality, etc.; (the ordinal of two). 2. alternate: every second Monday. 3. Music the lower of two parts for the same instrument or voice: second… …