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wonder of wonders

wonder of wonders interjection: expressing astonished admiration.

Interjection

  1. Expressing astonished admiration.
    • Tear it up, and put a fragment under the microscope, and, wonder of wonders! see the maze of geometric forms exhibited in the bones of the creature; for who can help regarding the spicules as bones, even though a sponge be invertebrate?1860, Recreative Science, page 110

Questions about wonder of wonders

What does wonder of wonders mean?
Wonder of wonders means expressing astonished admiration.
What part of speech is wonder of wonders?
Wonder of wonders is an interjection.

Words near wonder of wonders in the dictionary

  1. wonder beans
  2. wonder drug
  3. wonder drugs
  4. wonder glow
  5. wonder of the world
  6. wonder of wonders
  7. Wonder Woman
  8. Wonder Woman-esque
  9. Wonder Womanesque
  10. Wonder Women
  11. wonder'd

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