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Nobel

proper noun

  1. Swedish inventor
  2. set of annual international awards
  3. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /nəʊˈbɛl/ / /ˈnəʊ.bɛl/ / /-bəl/

adj

  1. Misspelling of noble.

name

Etymology: From Swedish Nobel.

  1. A surname from Swedish, especially referring to Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and philanthropist.

noun

Etymology: From Swedish Nobel.

  1. A Nobel Prize.

    a Nobel-winning author

    Nobel prizewinners of the year