FIRST-RATE Definition & Meaning

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first-rate

[ furst-reyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

excellent; superb.
of the highest rank, rate, or class.

adverb

very well.

first-rate

adjective

of the best or highest rated class or quality
informal.
very good; excellent

adverb

not_standard.
very well; excellently

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of first-rate¹

First recorded in 1660–70

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As Hannah Arendt said, “Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”

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“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”

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There’s no accounting for when a show will speak to you, but this fleetly staged, sensationally acted touring production is first-rate all around.

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Scottish Conservative party leader Russell Findlay paid tribute to the Conservative stalwart, labelling him "a first-rate politician and a gentleman".

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“Crevasse” is worth seeing for the first-rate production.

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