Marvel Definition
märvəl
marveled, marveling, marvelled, marvelling, marvels
noun
marvels
One that evokes surprise, admiration, or wonder.
American Heritage
A wonderful or astonishing thing; prodigy or miracle.
Webster's New World
Astonishment.
Webster's New World
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verb
marveled, marveling, marvelled, marvelling, marvels
To wonder at or about.
Webster's New World
To be filled with admiring surprise; be amazed; wonder.
Webster's New World
To feel amazement or bewilderment at or about.
We marveled that they walked away unhurt from the car accident.
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Origin of Marvel
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Middle English 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 smei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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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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