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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.raˈviʎ.ʎa/
- Rhymes: -iʎʎa
- Hyphenation: me‧ra‧vì‧glia
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin mīrābilia.
Noun
meraviglia f (plural meraviglie)
- wonder, astonishment, amazement, surprise; feeling of wonder
- Synonyms: sorpresa, sbigottimento
- con meraviglia ― in wonder
- wonder, marvel, astonishment; a wonderful thing
- Synonyms: portento, prodigio
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
meraviglia
- inflection of meravigliare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- meraviglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana