dux, noun
/dʌks/
- Plurals:
- duxes, or (rarely) duces.
- Origin:
- LatinShow more From Latin dux leader.
The best-performing academic pupil in a school or class.
- Note:
- Used also in Scottish English, N.Z. and Australian English.
2011 silver-solutions.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Our school dux..spearheaded this group with an astonishing 98,2 percent aggregate.
2016 sowetanlive.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Although she was this year’s dux, she says she was happy and relieved when she saw her results.
The best-performing academic pupil in a school or class.
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