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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Brit. A university degree with honors; -- a term used in Great Britain.
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- noun Plural form of
honour . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
honour .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a university degree with honors
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Examples
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Mrs. Harte, the good old housekeeper, had been sent down to prepare for the reception of the family, and a world of trouble she had had; but all was now right and proper, and she was as active and alert as the youngest of her maidens could have been, in conducting the ladies to their apartments, in showing all the old places, and doing what she called the honours of the _re-installation_.
Tales and Novels — Volume 08 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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Also receiving honours from the Monarch at Buckingham Palace will be Clara Furse, chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, who receives a damehood for her career in the financial services industry.
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Also receiving honours from the Monarch at Buckingham Palace will be Clara Furse, chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, who receives a damehood for her career in the financial services industry.
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Why is it only ever senior officers receive honours from the queen?
But Enough About Me « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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Yates: The question Blair refused to answer in honours inquiry
Yates: The question Blair refused to answer in honours inquiry 2007
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Yates: The question Blair refused to answer in honours inquiry
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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Olly's Onions: Yates: The question Blair refused to answer in honours inquiry skip to main | skip to sidebar
Yates: The question Blair refused to answer in honours inquiry 2007
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But more importantly have avoided becoming involved in honours scandal
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Checkout Magazine reported on the latest to win honours for their foods.
More UK Free-From Foods Honoured Steve Carper 2006
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Checkout Magazine reported on the latest to win honours for their foods.
Archive 2006-04-01 Steve Carper 2006
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