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How to pronounce honours in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms honours degree
Type of degree, academic degree
Has types first, first-class honours degree

Examples of honours

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Some of the audience gave the night's honours to Brett and it's easy to see why.
From the henleystandard.co.uk
Offers for its joint honours programmes range from 320-3s science and chemistry.
From the independent.co.uk
I was also studying part-time at Monash University to enter its honours program.
From the smh.com.au
It's an award that honours someone who fights on through adversity on the field.
From the hepburnadvocate.com.au
The artist L S Lowry holds the most records for the numbers of honours declined.
From the independent.co.uk
State spinner Aaron Heal took the bowling honours with 4-11 from his four overs.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Noddy was awarded the MBE in 2000 honours list for his services to showbusiness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A carved board displaying the battle honours carried by the cruiser HMAS Hobart.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There he created a department offering an honours course and postgraduate study.
From the guardian.co.uk
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  • Award: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
  • Bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
  • Respect: show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
  • The state of being honored
  • Accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"
  • The quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor"
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  • Honor is a primarily feminine given name derived from the word "honor", taken from a Latin root word honos, honoris. It was a virtue name in use by the Puritans. ...