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   mi·rac·u·lous

   /məˈrakyələs/

   adjective

   • 1. occurring through divine or supernatural intervention, or manifesting such power: "a miraculous cure" Similar supernaturalpreternaturalsuperhumaninexplicableunaccountablefantasticmagicalphenomenalprodigiousrare:thaumaturgic
   • ▪ highly improbable and extraordinary and bringing very welcome consequences: "I felt amazed and grateful for our miraculous escape" Similar amazingastoundingremarkableextraordinaryincredibleunbelievablesensationalunparalleledunprecedentedunheard ofprovidentialmarvelouswonderfulinformal:fantasticfabulousmind-bogglingmind-blowing

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French miraculeux or medieval Latin miraculosus, from Latin miraculum (see miracle).

   Derivatives

   • 1. miraculousness noun

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