first-degree

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Noun first-degree has 1 sense

first degree - a degree of one; "all of the terms in a linear equation are of the first degree"
--₁ is a kind of degree

Definitions from the Web

First Degree

Noun

1. One's most advanced academic degree

Example sentence: She proudly displayed her first degree on the wall of her office.

2. The initial level of a crime classification, indicating intent but not premeditation

Example sentence: The defendant was charged with first degree murder.

Adjective

1. Of the highest level or rank

Example sentence: He is a first-degree officer in the military.

2. Involving basic or fundamental principles

Example sentence: She taught us first-degree equations in our math class.

3. Intense or extreme

Example sentence: The debate turned into a first-degree argument.

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