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first-generation

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to an immigrant or their family.
    not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to the initial version of a class of products.
    not-comparable

Examples

“Trying to help⟳ a high school senior get⟳ into his dream⟳ school, Laurie Kopp Weingarten called the college to emphasize that the boy should be able to lay⟳ claim⟳ to the latest, and fuzziest, of all admissions hooks: being a first-generation student.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

first-half first-hand first-line first-nameless first-of-its-kind first-order

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