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blue on blue
blue pages
blue-pencil
Blue Peter
blue-plate
blue point
blue racer
blue riband
blue ribbon
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Blue Ridge
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blue-sky law
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blue ribbon
blue rib·bon (plural blue rib·bons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. badge made of blue ribbon: an emblem or badge made of blue ribbon and awarded for first prize in a competition
2. highest distinction: the highest distinction or first prize in a particular field

blue-rib·bon adjective
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