marvel

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noun

The definition of a marvel is something unusual, wonderful or astounding.
An example of a marvel is a really cool new phone or computer, which is a marvel of technology.

verb

To marvel is defined as to express or feel wonder, astonishment or surprise.
When a person is shocked and surprised at a gift, this is an example of a person who marvels at a gift.

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marvel

a wonderful or astonishing thing; prodigy or miracle
Archaic astonishment

Origin of marvel

Middle English mervaile from Old French merveille, a wonder from Vulgar Latin mirabilia, wonderful things, origin, originally neuter plural of Classical Latin mirabilis, wonderful from mirari, to wonder at from mirus, wonderful: see smile

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

to wonder at or about: followed by a clause

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marvel

noun

One that evokes surprise, admiration, or wonder. See Synonyms at wonder.
Archaic Strong surprise; astonishment.

verb

mar·veled, mar·vel·ing, mar·vels, also mar·velled mar·vel·ling

verb

intransitive

To become filled with wonder or astonishment.

verb

transitive

To feel amazement or bewilderment at or about: We marveled that they walked away unhurt from the car accident.

Origin of marvel

Middle English merveille, marvail from Old French merveille from Vulgar Latin miribilia alteration of Latin mīrābilia wonderful things from neuter pl. of mīrābilis wonderful from mīrārī to wonder from mīrus wonderful ; see smei- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural marvels)

That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
Wonder, astonishment.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present marvels, present participle marvelling (UK) or marveling (US), simple past and past participle marvelled (UK) or marveled (US))

(intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.

Origin

First attested from 1300, from Middle English marvail, from Old French merveille (“a wonder"), from Vulgar Latin *miribilia, from Latin mirabilia (“wonderful things"), from neuter plural of mirabilis (“strange, wonderful"), from miror (“I wonder at"), from mirus (“wonderful").

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