Nobel prizenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌnəʊ.bel ˈpraɪz/us/ˌnoʊ.bel ˈpraɪz/any of the six international prizes that are given each year to people who make important discoveries or progress in chemistry, physics, medicine, literature, peace, and economics:
the Nobel prize for literature
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- Einstein was awarded the Nobel prize in 1922.
- Hayek was awarded the Nobel prize for economics in 1957.
- Economics is the only social science to boast a Nobel prize.
- Camus was awarded the Nobel prize in 1957.
- Planck's contribution to physics was recognized in 1918 by the award of a Nobel prize.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Prizes, rewards and medals
- Academy Award
- award
- blue ribbon
- booby prize
- bronze
- bronze medal
- colour
- gong
- Grammy
- honor
- honorable
- honour
- honourable mention
- Purple Heart
- quid pro quo
- reward
- ribbon
- rollover
- stake
- VC
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