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Definition of wondrous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wondrous

adjective
 
/ˈwʌndrəs/
 
/ˈwʌndrəs/
(literary)
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  1. strange, beautiful and impressive synonym wonderful
    • It was a wondrous thing to see the sea for the first time.
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: alteration of obsolete wonders (adjective and adverb), genitive of wonder, on the pattern of marvellous.
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