annus mirabilis

[ ahn-noos mi-rah-bi-lis; English an-uhs-muh-rab-uh-lis ]

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noun,plural an·ni mi·ra·bi·les

[ahn-nee mi-rah-bi-les; English an-ahy-muh-rab-uh-leez, an-ee], /ˈɑn ni mɪˈrɑ bɪˌlɛs; English ˈæn aɪ məˈræb əˌliz, ˌæn i/, Latin.

year of wonders; wonderful year.

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How to use annus mirabilis in a sentence

Yet the scenery for this annus mirabilis production has always been rather flimsy.
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It was an annus mirabilis for the hideous (Putin, Assad, Cyrus), an annus horribilis for just about everyone else.
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The year 1814 was an annus mirabilis for England, as will be seen as it is unfolded.
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Only in a single poem, that of the "annus mirabilis," in 1671, had he given any true indications of his surpassing powers.
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This has been everywhere an 'annus mirabilis' for bad weather, and it continues here still.
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Dryden also describes it in his annus mirabilis, commencing at verse 212.
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So it really is not surprising that 1755 is an annus mirabilis to me.
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British Dictionary definitions for annus mirabilis

annus mirabilis

/ Latin (ˈænʊs mɪˈræbɪlɪs) /

nounplural anni mirabiles (ˈænaɪ mɪˈræbɪliːz)

a year of wonders, catastrophes, or other notable events

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Cultural definitions for annus mirabilis

annus mirabilis

[ (an-uhs mi-rab-uh-lis) ]

A Latin expression meaning “miraculous year.” The term refers to a year in which an unusual number of remarkable things occurred: “The Waste Land and Ulysses both appeared in 1922, the annus mirabilis of modern literature.”

Notes for annus mirabilis

The reverse is an annus horribilus, or “terrible year.” Queen Elizabeth II used the term in 1992, referring to a major fire at Windsor Castle and the widely publicized marital problems of her family members.

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