in a grading or rating system: acceptable but not excellent; of a reasonable standard; passable, satisfactory.

With great distinction: used with reference to a degree, diploma, etc., of a higher standard than the average (though not the highest). Also in…

Of a degree, certificate, etc.: awarded with the highest level of academic distinction. Also of a person: that graduated summa cum laude; (in…

Marked by a star (in various senses). At the Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia: designating a particularly good first-class degree.

With an ordinal number. (a) Designating the senior division of a class or form at school, as upper sixth (form), etc. (b) upper second, the upper…