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Translation

miracle

Word origin

From Latin miraculum ('a wonder'), from mirari ('to wonder at, admire'). The native root miri ('to wonder') comes from the same Latin verb, so miraklo and mirinda ('wonderful') are cousins inside Esperanto itself.

Origin
Latin
Root
miraculum
English cognates
miracle, admire, mirror

Examples

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It is a miracle that the house did not burn.

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The people expected a miracle from the holy man.

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It was a great miracle that we found the way in the darkness.

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This word is part of lesson 26.