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marvel definition

mar·vel (mär′vəl)

noun

  1. a wonderful or astonishing thing; prodigy or miracle
  2. Archaic astonishment

Etymology: ME mervaile < OFr merveille, a wonder < VL mirabilia, wonderful things, orig. neut. pl. of L mirabilis, wonderful < mirari, to wonder at < mirus, wonderful: see smile

intransitive verb

marveled -·veled or marvelled -·velled, marveling -·vel·ing or marvelling -·vel·ling to be filled with admiring surprise; be amazed; wonder

transitive verb

to wonder at or about: followed by a clause

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