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blue ribbon definition

blue ribbon

  1. the blue silk ribbon of the Order of the Garter
  2. a blue ribbon awarded as first prize in a competition
  3. first prize in a competition
blue-ribbon definition

blue·-ribbon (-rib′ən)

adjective

  1. Informal preeminent or outstanding of its kind
  2. ☆ designating or of a jury made up of persons specially selected as for educational background or experience

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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