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Definition of marvellous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marvellous

adjective
 
/ˈmɑːvələs/
 
/ˈmɑːrvələs/
(US English marvelous)
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  1. extremely good; wonderful synonym fantastic, splendid
    • This will be a marvellous opportunity for her.
    • The weather was marvellous.
    • It is marvellous what, how, etc… It's marvellous what modern technology can do.
    Extra Examples
    • This is really marvellous news!
    • The food smells absolutely marvellous.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • really
    • absolutely
    • quite
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French merveillus, from merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis ‘wonderful’, from mirari ‘wonder at’.
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