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A 1  n.  A registry mark given by underwriters (as at Lloyd's) to ships in first-class condition. Inferior grades are indicated by A 2 and A 3. Note: A 1 is also applied colloquially to other things to imply superiority; prime; first-class; first-rate.


adjective
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Used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; representing the number one as an Arabic numeral
Synonyms: one, i, ane





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