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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
No·bel 
[noh-bel] Pronunciation Key
[noh-bel] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Al·fred Bern·hard
[ahl-fred ber-nahrd] Pronunciation Key, 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist. |
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| No·bel
(nō-běl') Pronunciation Key
Swedish chemist and engineer who invented dynamite (1866) and bequeathed his fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Nobel
Nobel
1900, in ref. to five prizes (in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace) established in the will of Alfred Nobel (1833-96), Swed. chemist and engineer, inventor of dynamite. A sixth prize, in economics, was added in 1969.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| nobel | |
noun | |
| Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) |
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