marvel

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English

Alternative forms

• marvail, marvell

Etymology

First attested from 1300, from Middle English merveile, from Old French merveille (“a wonder”), from Vulgar Latin *miribilia, from Latin mīrābilia (“wonderful things”), from neuter plural of mīrābilis (“strange, wonderful”), from mīror (“I wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”). Doublet of mirabilia.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹvl̩/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːvl̩/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)vəl
• Hyphenation: mar‧vel

Noun

marvel (plural marvels)

1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a portent.
2. (archaic) wonder, astonishment.

Derived terms

• marvel grass
• marvelous, marvellous
• marvel of Peru

Translations

Verb

marvel (third-person singular simple present marvels, present participle (UK) marvelling or (US) marveling, simple past and past participle (UK) marvelled or (US) marveled)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To wonder at.

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2. (obsolete, transitive, used impersonally) To cause to wonder or be surprised.
   • 15th century, Anonymous, Richard the Redeless

     But much now me marvelleth.

3. (intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.

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Anagrams

• vermal