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'Good Book'

By DAVID PLOTZ
Reviewed by RICH COHEN

What David Plotz learned when he read the Hebrew Bible all the way through.

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marvellous 

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːv(ə)ləs/ 

(US marvelous)

ADJECTIVE

1Causing great wonder; extraordinary:these marvellous technological toys are fun to play with

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1.1Extremely good or pleasing; splendid:you have done a marvellous job

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marvellousness

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːv(ə)ləsnəs/  

NOUN

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Origin

Middle English: from Old French merveillus, from merveille (see marvel).

marvel 

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːv(ə)l/ 

VERB (marvels, marvelling, marvelled; US marvels, marveling, marveled)

[NO OBJECT]

Be filled with wonder or astonishment:she marvelled at Geoffrey’s composure[WITH DIRECT SPEECH]: ‘It looks huge,’ marvelled Clare

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NOUN

A wonderful or astonishing person or thing:the marvels of technology

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marveller

NOUN

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Middle English (as a noun): from Old French merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis 'wonderful', from mirari 'wonder at'.

the good book noun [S] OLD-FASHIONED
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