marvelled
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[mahr-vuh
l] noun, verb, mar·veled, mar·vel·ing or ( especially British ) mar·velled, mar·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 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.
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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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to be filled with surprise or wonder |
| —n | |
| 2. | something that causes wonder |
| 3. | archaic astonishment |
| [C13: from Old French merveille, from Late Latin mīrābilia, from Latin mīrābilis, from mīrārī to wonder at] | |
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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.
pl. treated in V.L. as a fem. sing. The verb is attested from c.1300. Related: Marveled; marveling; marvels.
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Example sentences
Then he drew his sword and smote there as they were thickest, and so he did wonderful deeds of arms that all they marvelled.
But a teacher who had been summoned back to duty over the holidays marvelled at their cheerfulness.
Age by age these peoples lived and marvelled at their gods and made their sacrifices and died.
The high mortality among the foundlings is not to be marvelled at.
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