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wonder

/ˈwʌndə/WUHN-dur
/ˈwʌndɚ/WUHN-dur

Meaninga feeling of amazement

Common meaning: a feeling of amazement

Other meanings: a marvel

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwundorsource
  2. Middle Englishwondersource
  3. Englishwonder‘a feeling of amazement’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English wundor ‘a feeling of amazement’.

Roots

  • wundor Old English “a feeling of amazement”

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