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Definition of 'blue riband'

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blue riband

(bluː rɪbənd ) also blue ribband
Word forms: plural blue ribands
countable noun
If someone or something wins the blue riband in a competition, they win first prize. The prize is sometimes in the shape of a blue ribbon.
[British]
Olga did not win the all-round championship, the blue riband event.
regional note:   in AM, use blue ribbon
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Word Frequency

blue riband in British

or blue ribband
noun
1. Also called (esp US): blue ribbon (sometimes capitals)
the record for the fastest sea journey between two places, esp (in the 1920s and 30s) for a passenger liner between New York and Southampton
2. 
a. 
the most distinguished achievement in any field
b. 
(as modifier)
the blue-riband event of the meeting
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Used Rarely. blue riband is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of blue riband from the Collins English Dictionary

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