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wonderwork

American  
[wuhn-der-wurk] / ˈwʌn dərˌwɜrk /

noun

  1. a wonderful work; marvel; miracle.

wonderwork British  
/ ˈwʌndəˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. something done or made that excites wonder; miracle or wonder

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • wonder-worker noun
  • wonder-working noun

Etymology

Origin of wonderwork

before 1000; Middle English wonder werk, Old English wundorweorc. See wonder, work

Example Sentences

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In 2009, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger muscled a ballyhooed bill through the Legislature that was heralded as a wonderwork.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2020

It is a wonderwork of feeling and deep richness of harmony, of absolute sincerity and inspiration.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert

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