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first-rate definition

first·-rate (fʉrst′rāt′)

adjective

of the highest class, rank, or quality; very good; excellent

Etymology: orig. applied to the highest of the rates, or classes, of warships

adverb

Informal very well

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