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Nobel prizes
Nobel prizes No*bel" prizes Prizes for the encouragement of men and women who work for the interests of humanity, established by the will of A. B. Nobel (1833-96), the Swedish inventor of dynamite, who left his entire estate for this purpose. They are awarded yearly for what is regarded as the most important work during the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace. The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in 1901.
reprizes
Reprise Re*prise" (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.] 1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] --Dryden. 2. pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. [Written also reprizes.] --Burrill. 3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
Reprizes
Reprizes Re*priz"es (-pr?z"?z), n.pl. (Law) See Repise, n., 2.

Meaning of PRIZES from wikipedia

- actions and achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them. Some prizes are also ****ociated with extravagant...
- humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The original Nobel Prizes covered five fields:...
- Writers Prize List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times List of prizes known as the Nobel or the highest honors of a field The Booker Prize Miguel...
- interdisciplinary research. The Ig Nobel Prizes recognize genuine achievements, with the exception of three prizes awarded in the first year to fictitious...
- anyone, will receive the prize. The academy announces the name of the laureate in early October. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will...
- individual prizes; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Economics; the Swedish Academy awards the Prize in Literature;...
- with Y****er Arafat. The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish...
- discoveries in physiology or medicine. The Nobel Prize is not a single prize, but five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's 1895 will, are...
- awards the Nobel Prizes in Physics and in Chemistry, the Prize in Economic Sciences, the Crafoord Prize and a number of other large prizes". Each September...
- The Rank Prizes comprise the Rank Prize for Optoelectronics and the Rank Prize for Nutrition. The prizes recognise, reward and encourage researchers working...