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Definition of marvel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marvel

noun
 
/ˈmɑːvl/
 
/ˈmɑːrvl/
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  1. a wonderful and surprising person or thing synonym wonder
    • the marvels of nature/technology
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    • The building is an architectural marvel.
    • The design is a marvel of elegance and simplicity.
    • They were the greatest engineering marvels of the age.
  2. marvels
    [plural] wonderful results or things that have been achieved synonym wonders
    • The doctors have done marvels for her.
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  3. 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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