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annus mirabilis
 
SYLLABICATION:an·nus mi·rab·i·lis
PRONUNCIATION:  ns m-rb-ls
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. an·ni mi·ra·bi·les (n m-rb-lz, n)
A year notable for disasters or wonders; a fateful year: “Hungary's blood bath was the saddest event in that annus mirabilis” (C.L. Sulzberger).
ETYMOLOGY:New Latin annus mrbilis : Latin annus, year + Latin mrbilis, wondrous.
 
 
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