plural marvels
: someone or something that is extremely good, skillful, etc. : a wonderful or marvelous person or thing
That boy is a marvel! [=wonder]
The bridge is a marvel of engineering. = The bridge is an engineering marvel.
architectural marvels
marvels; US marveled or chiefly British marvelled; US marveling or chiefly British marvelling
: to feel great surprise, wonder, or admiration
—usually + at or over
The audience marveled at the magician's skill.
The doctors are marveling over her dramatic recovery.
The doctors marveled that anyone could recover so quickly.
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“Marvel.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/marvel. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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