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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
miracle/ˈmɪrəkl/

▶noun

1 an extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws, attributed to a divine agency.
■ a remarkable and very welcome occurrence.

2 an amazing product or achievement, or an outstanding example of something: a miracle of design.

– origin ME: via OFr. from L. miraculum ‘object of wonder’, from mirari ‘to wonder’, from mirus ‘wonderful’.

'miracle' also found in these Oxford entries:

devil's advocate - macabre - miracle play - miraculous

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