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honors

/ˈɑn.ɚz/ adjective B1
  1. At an excelling level in academics. · I'm taking honors math this year.· My son is an honors student.
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She would not stoop to admit that she meant to rival Gilbert in schoolwork, because that would have been to acknowledge his existence which Anne persistently ignored; but the rivalry was there and honors fluctuated between them.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 130 · C1
Ethel Marr was admitted by all competent judges to have the most stylish modes of hair-dressing, and Jane Andrews--plain, plodding, conscientious Jane--carried off the honors in the domestic science course.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 299 · C1
The house of the Duke of Bracciano is one of the most delightful in Rome, the duchess, one of the last heiresses of the Colonnas, does its honors with the most consummate grace, and thus their fêtes have a European celebrity.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 389 · C1
“Ah, father,” said Albert with a smile, “it is evident you do not know the Count of Monte Cristo; he despises all honors, and contents himself with those written on his passport.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 441 · C1

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