"wonderwork" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wonderworks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wonderworc, from Old English wundorweorc, wundorġeweorc (“a wondrous work, miracle”), equivalent to wonder + work. Compare Dutch wonderwerk, German Wunderwerk. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wonderworc}} Middle English wonderworc, {{inh|en|ang|wundorweorc}} Old English wundorweorc, {{af|en|wonder|work}} wonder + work, {{cog|nl|wonderwerk}} Dutch wonderwerk, {{cog|de|Wunderwerk}} German Wunderwerk Head templates: {{en-noun}} wonderwork (plural wonderworks)
  1. A wonderful work or act
    Sense id: en-wonderwork-en-noun-UU9Vis6v
  2. A miracle.
    Sense id: en-wonderwork-en-noun-C2hnBOz~ Categories (other): English alliterative compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English alliterative compounds: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wonder-work Related terms: work wonders

Inflected forms

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