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[mahr-vuh
l] 
noun, verb, -veled, -vel⋅ing or (especially British) -velled, -vel⋅ling.–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 fol. by a clause as object): I marvel that you were able to succeed against such odds. |
| 4. | to wonder or be curious about (usually fol. by a clause as object): A child marvels that the stars can be. |
–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; ME mervel < OF merveil(l)e < LL mīrābilia marvels, n. use of neut. pl. of L mīrābilis marvelous. See admirable
1250–1300; ME mervel < OF merveil(l)e < LL mīrābilia marvels, n. use of neut. pl. of L mīrābilis marvelous. See admirable
Related forms:
mar⋅vel⋅ment, noun
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| mar·vel (mär'vəl) n.
v. intr. To become filled with wonder or astonishment. v. tr. To feel amazement or bewilderment at or about: We marveled that they walked away unhurt from the car accident. [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; see smei- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Marvel
Mar"vel\, n. [OE. mervaile, F. merveille, fr. L. mirabilia wonderful things, pl., fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr. mirari to wonder or marvel at. See Admire, Smile, and cf. Miracle.]1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle. I will do marvels such as have not been done. --Ex. xxxiv. 10. Nature's sweet marvel undefiled. --Emerson. 2. Wonder. [R.] "Use lessens marvel." --Sir W. Scott. Marvel of Peru. (Bot.) See Four-o'clock.Marvel
Mar"vel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marveledor Marvelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marveling or Marvelling.] [OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier.] To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. --1 john iii. 13.Marvel
Mar"vel\, v. t. 1. To marvel at. [Obs.] --Wyclif. 2. To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] But much now me marveleth. --Rich. the Redeless.
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Language Translation for : marvel
Spanish:
maravilla, prodigio,
German:
das Wunder,
Japanese:
驚異
marvel (n.)
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. pl. treated in V.L. as a fem. sing. The verb is attested from c.1300. Marvelous (c.1300) is O.Fr. merveillos, from merveille. Weakened sense of "splendid, very nice" is from 1924.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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