2. Verb. (third-person singular of honor) ¹
3. Adjective. More challenging than normal, applied to classes in school. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Honors
1. honor [v] - See also: honor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honors
Literary usage of Honors
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1866)
"The text-writers commonly assigned to what The t were called the great republics,
who were entitled to royal Republics. honors, a rank inferior to crowned ..."
2. Annual Report by New Haven (Conn.). Board of Education (1900)
"Stanley Robinson MacLane, honors in Studies of Junior HHS '02, year; Woolsey Scholar
... George Metcalf Johnson,HHS '04, honors in Studies of Freshman year. ..."
3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1863)
"The play is commenced by the dealer's left hand adversary, and the frame consists
of 10 points, which are scored either by tricks or honors, or by botb. ..."
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