marvel
noun/ˈmɑːvl/
/ˈmɑːrvl/
- a wonderful and surprising person or thing synonym wonder
- the marvels of nature/technology
Extra Examples- The building is an architectural marvel.
- The design is a marvel of elegance and simplicity.
- They were the greatest engineering marvels of the age.
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- marvels[plural] wonderful results or things that have been achieved synonym wonders
- The doctors have done marvels for her.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from Old French merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis ‘wonderful’, from mirari ‘wonder at’.
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