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marvel noun

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Definition

a thing or person that is very surprising or causes a lot of admiration
This miniature TV is the latest technological marvel from Japan.
It's a marvel (to me) how they've managed to build the tunnel so quickly.

(Definition of marvel noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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