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noun a feeling of delighted approval and liking
noun the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
noun a favorable judgment
originFrom Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + mīrō (“to look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.
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