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noble

/ˈnoʊbəl/ noun B2
  1. An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. · This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.
  2. A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.

Plural nobles

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“How beautiful are the noble children!
The Jungle Book, p. 2 · B2
Something noble and wise and good,
The Jungle Book, p. 63 · B2
By the rubbish in our wake, and the noble noise we make, Be sure, be sure, we’re going to do some splendid things!_
The Jungle Book, p. 63 · B2
I’d have thought that it was real noble of him to confess it, and I’d have thought what an encouraging thing it would be for small boys nowadays who do naughty things and are sorry for them to know that perhaps they may grow up to be ministers in spite of it.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 209 · C1

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