Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being among the best or foremost in the world; of an international standard of excellence.
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- adjective of a
standard that ranks among thebest in the world - adjective of the
highest order or importance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective ranking above all others
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Examples
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He also announced the appointment of the former head of Barack Obama's Open Government Initiative Beth Noveck to help implement the changes, which he called a "world-class appointment".
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Mel Watkins, author of Stepin Fetchit: The Life & Times of Lincoln Perry, gave a great overview of the comedians at the Apollo, telling one particularly notable anecdote about Bill Cosby appearing for a less-than-impressive-sized crowd long before he was known as a world-class comic.
Kate Kelly: The Apollo Theater and How It Shaped American Entertainment: New Exhibit at Museum of the City of New York Kate Kelly 2011
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Mel Watkins, author of Stepin Fetchit: The Life & Times of Lincoln Perry, gave a great overview of the comedians at the Apollo, telling one particularly notable anecdote about Bill Cosby appearing for a less-than-impressive-sized crowd long before he was known as a world-class comic.
Kate Kelly: The Apollo Theater and How It Shaped American Entertainment: New Exhibit at Museum of the City of New York Kate Kelly 2011
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Mel Watkins, author of Stepin Fetchit: The Life & Times of Lincoln Perry, gave a great overview of the comedians at the Apollo, telling one particularly notable anecdote about Bill Cosby appearing for a less-than-impressive-sized crowd long before he was known as a world-class comic.
Kate Kelly: The Apollo Theater and How It Shaped American Entertainment: New Exhibit at Museum of the City of New York Kate Kelly 2011
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Mel Watkins, author of Stepin Fetchit: The Life & Times of Lincoln Perry, gave a great overview of the comedians at the Apollo, telling one particularly notable anecdote about Bill Cosby appearing for a less-than-impressive-sized crowd long before he was known as a world-class comic.
Kate Kelly: The Apollo Theater and How It Shaped American Entertainment: New Exhibit at Museum of the City of New York Kate Kelly 2011
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Szczesny himself is full of confidence after pulling off a string of saves in Poland's 2-2 home draw with Germany in the friendly last week and then being termed world-class by Oliver Kahn, one of the most renowned goalkeepers of modern times.
The Guardian World News Kevin McCarra 2011
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Redknapp wants what he has called a "world-class striker" as he seeks UEFA Champions League qualification, having missed out on the 2011-2012 competition, and
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Redknapp wants what he has called a "world-class striker" as he seeks UEFA Champions League qualification, having missed out on the 2011-2012 competition, and
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I only ask because LA, the city I live in and love beyond all reason, is, by some considerable measure, the world-class megalopolis most often destroyed, nuked, alien-invaded, bombed-flat, depopulated, dystopianised or demonised in the movies.
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Visitors began to return, drawn to world-class sites such as the Roman city of Leptis Magna, and desert adventures in the Sahara.
ashleyandruski commented on the word world-class
I like your word Katie :) This is a very relative word for Outliers, because when someone spends 10,000 hours doing something they will become world-class! I think that being World-Class is definitely more interesting than being a professional!
September 28, 2011
kmckoane commented on the word world-class
September 28, 2011