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Dutch
Etymology
From god + -s- + wonder.
Pronunciation
Noun
godswonder n (plural godswonderen, diminutive godswondertje n)
- (literally) a miracle of divine origin
- Door een godswonder ontliep de heilige de heidense horde. ― The saint escaped the heathen horde through a divine miracle.
- (figuratively, informal) an unlikely positive outcome defying (pessimistic) expectations
- Het mag een godswonder heten dat niemand flauwviel van de hitte in het benauwde klaslokaal. ― It can be considered an unlikely positive outcome that nobody fainted from the heat in the poorly ventilated classroom.