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Definition of Nobel

1. Noun. Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896).

Definition of Nobel

1. Proper noun. (surname) ¹

2. Adjective. Relating to the Nobel Prize or to Nobel laureates. ¹

3. Adjective. (misspelling of noble) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Nobel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1914)
"Mr. Root is a member of the Institute of International Law, to which the Nobel peace prize was awarded in 1904,—the first and only instance since the fund ..."

2. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"THE Nobel PRIZES The Nobel Prizes are awarded each year from tbe income of a trust fund established by the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, the Inventor of ..."

3. Addresses on International Subjects by Elihu Root (1916)
"Nobel PEACE PRIZE ADDRESS REQUIRED BY THE STATUTES OF THE Nobel FOUNDATION ... The Nobel Peace Prize for 1912, reserved, in conformity with article 5 of the ..."

4. The Region of the Eternal Fire: An Account of a Journey to the Petroleum by Charles Thomas Marvin (1891)
"... but it Costa a Pound to Bring it Home "—Career of Ludwig Nobel—Origin of the Nobels—Invention of the Torpedo by Emmanuel Nobel, and of Dynamite by ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Societyby American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1902)
"... Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prizes," by CE Munroe ; "Experience with Several Methods used in Detecting Process Butter," by GE Patrick. ..."

6. Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 by Olga Metchnikoff (1921)
"He was touched and grateful at this welcome, but with his usual humour, declared that it was the Nobel Prize which, like a magic wand, had revealed to the ..."

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