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marvel
English
Alternative forms
- marvail, marvell (obsolete)
Etymology
First attested from 1300, from Middle English merveile, from Old French merveille (“a wonder”), from Vulgar Latin *miribilia, from Latin mirabilia (“wonderful things”), from neuter plural of mirabilis (“strange, wonderful”), from miror (“I wonder at”), from mirus (“wonderful”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m??vl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??vl?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)v?l
- Hyphenation: mar?vel
Noun
marvel (plural marvels)
- That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
- Wonder, astonishment.
Derived terms
- marvelous, marvellous
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)
- (intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.
- (obsolete, transitive) To marvel at.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)
- (obsolete, transitive, used impersonally) To cause to marvel or be surprised.
- 15th century, Anonymous, Richard the Redeless
- But much now me marvelleth.
- 15th century, Anonymous, Richard the Redeless
Translations
Anagrams
- vermal
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masterpiece
English
Alternative forms
- master-piece (obsolete)
Etymology
master +? piece, a calque of Dutch meesterstuk.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mæst??pis/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??st??pi?s/
Noun
masterpiece (plural masterpieces)
- A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
- 1911, Saki, The Chronicles of Clovis
- The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.
- 1911, Saki, The Chronicles of Clovis
- A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
- A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
Synonyms
- chef d'œuvre
- masterwork
Related terms
- mistresspiece
Translations
masterpiece From the web:
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- what masterpiece means
- what masterpiece shows are on amazon prime
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- what masterpiece theater shows are on netflix
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