first class

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Belonging to the best or top group in a system of classification.
  2. Of, or relating to the most luxurious and expensive class of accommodation on a train, ship, hotel, etc.
  3. Of, or relating to a class of mail to be delivered before second class.
  4. Great, very enjoyable.
  5. Of or relating to a first class match.
  6. Of or relating to a treatment like that for a first-class object.
noun
  1. premier rank.
  2. The third year of primary school, following after the junior and senior infant levels.
  3. One of two classes of city government in the U.S. state of Kentucky, in which cities elect a mayor and aldermen.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

first class first-class first classes
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