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Ig Nobel Prize

Ig Nobel Prize noun: an informal humorous award to celebrate unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research.

Noun

Ig Nobel Prize (plural Ig Nobel Prizes)

  1. An informal humorous award to celebrate unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research.

Forms of Ig Nobel Prize

pluralIg Nobel Prizes

Origin of Ig Nobel Prize

Pun on ignoble and Nobel Prize.

Questions about Ig Nobel Prize

What does Ig Nobel Prize mean?
Ig Nobel Prize means an informal humorous award to celebrate unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research.
What part of speech is Ig Nobel Prize?
Ig Nobel Prize is a noun.
What is the plural of Ig Nobel Prize?
The plural of Ig Nobel Prize is Ig Nobel Prizes.

Words near Ig Nobel Prize in the dictionary

  1. ifykyk
  2. IFYPFY
  3. if–then
  4. if–thens
  5. ig
  6. Ig Nobel Prize
  7. Iga
  8. Iga ware
  9. Iga wares
  10. igad
  11. Igai

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