Definition of 'blue riband'
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 ribbonCOBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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blue riband in British
or blue ribbandnoun
1. Also called (esp US): blue ribbon (sometimes capitals)
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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