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  • 1Wonder — Won der, n. [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D. wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. & Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. ? to gaze at.] [1913 Webster] 1. That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to …

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  • 2wonder — [wun′dər] n. [ME < OE wundor, akin to Ger wunder: only in Gmc] 1. a person, thing, or event that causes astonishment and admiration; prodigy; marvel 2. the feeling of surprise, admiration, and awe aroused by something strange, unexpected,… …

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  • 3wonder — n. & v. n. 1 an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration or curiosity etc. 2 a strange or remarkable person or thing, specimen, event, etc. 3 (attrib.) having marvellous or amazing… …

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  • 4Wonder Pets — L R: Linny the Guinea Pig (Sofie Zamchick), Ming Ming Duckling (Danica Lee), Turtle Tuck (Teala Dunn). Genre …

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  • 5Wonder Boy in Monster World — Developer(s) Westone Publisher(s) Sega Platform(s) …

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  • 6wonder — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of surprise/admiration ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ childlike, wide eyed VERB + WONDER ▪ feel ▪ express …

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  • 7wonder — wonderer, n. wonderless, adj. /wun deuhr/, v.i. 1. to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about the origin of the solar system. 2. to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; marvel (often fol. by at): He wondered at her composure in… …

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  • 8wonder — won|der1 W2S1 [ˈwʌndə US ər] v [I and T] 1.) to think about something that you are not sure about and try to guess what is true, what will happen etc wonder who/what/how etc ▪ I wonder how James is getting on. ▪ What are they going to do now, I… …

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  • 9wonder — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to think about something that you are not sure about and try to guess what is true, what will happen etc: wonder who/what/how etc: I wonder how James is getting on. | What are they going to do now, I wonder? | wonder… …

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  • 10wonder — won•der [[t]ˈwʌn dər[/t]] v. i. 1) to think or speculate curiously and sometimes doubtfully: to wonder about the truth of a statement[/ex] 2) to be filled with awe; marvel (often fol. by at): We wondered at her skill and daring[/ex] 3) to… …

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