"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, {{m|ang|wundorġeweorc|t=a wondrous work, miracle}} wundorġeweorc (“a wondrous work, miracle”), {{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; a miracle. Synonyms: wonder-work
    Sense id: en-wonderwork-en-noun-VXdtS~8M Categories (other): English alliterative compounds, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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