/ ˈmɪrəkl; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] an act or event that does not follow the laws of nature and is believed to be caused by God
SYN wonder
2.
[ sing. ] ( informal ) a lucky thing that happens that you did not expect or think was possible :
an economic miracle
It's a miracle (that) nobody was killed in the crash.
It would take a miracle to make this business profitable.
a miracle cure / drug
SYN wonder
3.
[ C ] miracle of sth a very good example or product of sth
SYN wonder :
The car is a miracle of engineering.
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IDIOMS
- work / perform miracles
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French from Latin miraculum object of wonder, from mirari to wonder, from mirus wonderful.