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Latest comment: 4 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic for a wonder ⇒ surprisingly or amazingly

Isn't this a homophone of wander? SaveFerris 00:01, 15 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

See Talk:wander. Equinox 21:24, 10 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

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To amaze. "The gymnast wondered the crowd..." Equinox 13:33, 1 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Deleted. Equinox 19:15, 6 December 2009 (UTC)Reply


Meaning

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Can't wonder mean 'miracle' in English, as in 'breach of the laws of nature', as it still does in Dutch and German? Must a wonder always be merely strange, unusual, or awe-inspiring? Steinbach (talk) 22:41, 16 December 2016 (UTC)Reply

for a wonder ⇒ surprisingly or amazingly

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for a wondersurprisingly or amazingly --Backinstadiums (talk) 21:43, 10 December 2020 (UTC)Reply