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noun
1.
something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
2.
Archaic. the feeling of wonder; astonishment.
verb (used with object)
3.
to wonder at (usually followed by a clause as object): I marvel that you were able to succeed against such odds.
4.
to wonder or be curious about (usually followed by a clause as object): A child marvels that the stars can be.
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Marveled
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verb (used without object)
5.
to be filled with wonder, admiration, or astonishment, as at something surprising or extraordinary: I marvel at your courage.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English mervel < Old French merveil(l)e < Late Latin mīrābilia marvels, noun use of neuter plural of Latin mīrābilis marvelous. See admirable
1250–1300; Middle English mervel < Old French merveil(l)e < Late Latin mīrābilia marvels, noun use of neuter plural of Latin mīrābilis marvelous. See admirable
Related forms
mar·vel·ment, noun
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Example Sentences
- Anyone who regularly attends new-music concerts has surely marveled at the versatility required of the participants.
- Iyengar marveled at how her non-Sikh peers considered choice a birthright.
- She marveled in this little nation's fight for survival.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
marvel
c.1300, "miracle," also "wonderful story or legend," from O.Fr. merveille "a wonder," from V.L. *miribilia, alt. from L. mirabilia "wonderful things," from neut. pl. of mirabilis "strange or wonderful," from mirari "to wonder at," from mirus "wonderful" (see smile). A neut.
EXPANDpl. treated in V.L. as a fem. sing. The verb is attested from c.1300. Related: Marveled; marveling; marvels.
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