miration
/maɪ.ɹeɪ.ʃən/
miration noun: display of surprise or wonderment, of marvelling at something; commotion.
Noun
miration (plural mirations)
- Display of surprise or wonderment, of marvelling at something; commotion.
- Reaching the foot of the hill I landed in the midst of an Indian village. I almost jumped out of that buggy when all the dogs in that village commenced barking at once — the women and children came out, stared and "made mirations."1919, Hettingers Dental News, page 5
- Everybody make a lot of miration over Tashi. People look at her and Adam’s scars like that’s they business.1982, Alice Walker, The Color Purple, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, page 244
Forms of miration
| plural | mirations |
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Origin of miration
Related to mirate. Usually said to be a shortening of admiration. Ultimately from Latin mīrātiō, mīror (“marvel at”).
Questions about miration
- What does miration mean?
- Miration means display of surprise or wonderment, of marvelling at something; commotion.
- What part of speech is miration?
- Miration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce miration?
- Miration is pronounced /maɪ.ɹeɪ.ʃən/.
- What is the plural of miration?
- The plural of miration is mirations.
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