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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  first-rate \first-rate\ adj.
     1. of the highest quality; as, a first-rate reporter.
  
     Syn: ace, A-one, first-class, super, tip-top, topnotch,
          tops(predicate).
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  First-rate \First"-rate`\ (f[~e]rst"r[=a]t`), a.
     Of the highest excellence; pre["e]minent in quality, size, or
     estimation.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the
           German.                                  --M. Arnold.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Hermocrates . . . a man of first-rate ability. --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd).
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  First-rate \First"-rate`\, n. (Naut.)
     A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  First-rate \First"-rate`\, a.
     Of the highest excellence; pre["e]minent in quality, size, or
     estimation.
  
           Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the
           German.                                  --M. Arnold.
  
           Hermocrates . . . a man of first-rate ability. --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  First-rate \First"-rate`\, n. (Naut.)
     A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  first-rate
       adj : of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot";
             "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played
             top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition";
             "she is absolutely tops" [syn: ace, A-one, crack,
              super, tiptop, topnotch, tops(p)]
       adv : quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today" [syn: very
             well]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  first-rate
     a.
     1 (lb en UK military nautical historical) Of a (w: Royal Navy) ship
  of the line in the (w: Napoleonic Era): having at least 100 guns across
  three gun decks, a complement of 850(ndash)875, and weighing
  approximately 2,500 long ton burthen.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high
  quality.
     alt.
     1 (lb en UK military nautical historical) Of a (w: Royal Navy) ship
  of the line in the (w: Napoleonic Era): having at least 100 guns across
  three gun decks, a complement of 850(ndash)875, and weighing
  approximately 2,500 long ton burthen.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high
  quality.
     n.
     (lb en UK military nautical historical) A #Adjective ship of the
  line.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  first-rate
     a.
     1 (lb en UK military nautical historical) Of a (w: Royal Navy) ship
  of the line in the (w: Napoleonic Era): having at least 100 guns across
  three gun decks, a complement of 850(ndash)875, and weighing
  approximately 2,500 long ton burthen.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high
  quality.
     alt.
     1 (lb en UK military nautical historical) Of a (w: Royal Navy) ship
  of the line in the (w: Napoleonic Era): having at least 100 guns across
  three gun decks, a complement of 850(ndash)875, and weighing
  approximately 2,500 long ton burthen.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high
  quality.
     n.
     (lb en UK military nautical historical) A #Adjective ship of the
  line.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  first-rate
     a.
     1 (lb en UK military nautical historical) Of a (w: Royal Navy) ship
  of the line in the (w: Napoleonic Era): having at least 100 guns across
  three gun decks, a complement of 850(ndash)875, and weighing
  approximately 2,500 long ton burthen.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high
  quality.
     alt.
     1 (lb en UK military nautical historical) Of a (w: Royal Navy) ship
  of the line in the (w: Napoleonic Era): having at least 100 guns across
  three gun decks, a complement of 850(ndash)875, and weighing
  approximately 2,500 long ton burthen.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high
  quality.
     n.
     (lb en UK military nautical historical) A #Adjective ship of the
  line.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  first-rate
     a.
     1 (lb en UK military nautical historical) Of a (w: Royal Navy) ship
  of the line in the (w: Napoleonic Era): having at least 100 guns across
  three gun decks, a complement of 850(ndash)875, and weighing
  approximately 2,500 long ton burthen.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high
  quality.
     alt.
     1 (lb en UK military nautical historical) Of a (w: Royal Navy) ship
  of the line in the (w: Napoleonic Era): having at least 100 guns across
  three gun decks, a complement of 850(ndash)875, and weighing
  approximately 2,500 long ton burthen.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high
  quality.
     n.
     (lb en UK military nautical historical) A #Adjective ship of the
  line.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  First-rate /fˈɜːstɹˈeɪt/
  الدرجة الأولى

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  first-rate /fˈɜːstɹˈeɪt/ 
  vynikající

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  first-rate /fˈɜːstɹˈeɪt/
  prvotřídní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  first-rate /fˈɜːstɹˈeɪt/ 
  prvořadý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  first-rate /fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪt/
  erstklassig 
     Synonyms: first rate, first-chop

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  first-rate /fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪt/ 
  erinomainen
  superb, exceptional

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]


  first-rate /fˈɜːstɹˈeɪt/
  prvorazredno

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  first-rate /fˈɜːstɹˈeɪt/
  1. elsôrendû
  2. elsô osztályú

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]


  first-rate /fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪt/ 
  一流
  superb, exceptional

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]


  first-rate /ˈfɜ:streɪt/ 
    pierwszorzędny

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/ˌfɝˈstɹeɪt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]


  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "first-rate":
     ace, admirable, crack, excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, fine,
     first-class, great, high-grade, matchless, outstanding, prime,
     remarkable, superb, superior, top, top-notch, unparalleled,
     unsurpassed, wizard

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]


  a. 第一流的,最佳的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


  first-rate
     a. 第一流的,极好的

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