Seven Wonders of the World
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Las Siete Maravillas del Mundo
- "I'd suggest she visit the places on her bucket list or pick a theme, maybe the Seven Wonders of the World, and design her trip around that." Cost: Up to $100,000.
- one of the Seven Wonders of the World
And you're like an, you know, ancient Mesopotamia, like doing one of the seven wonders of the world civilizations, trying to build that wonder.
- And you're like an, you know, ancient Mesopotamia, like doing one of the seven wonders of the world civilizations, trying to build that wonder.
Examples
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They were known by the Greeks as one of the Seven Wonders of the World and perhaps one of the planet's most awesome sights.
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It's one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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One of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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The list that made up the traditional Seven Wonders of the World was something of an early-day travel guide.
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And you're like an, you know, ancient Mesopotamia, like doing one of the seven wonders of the world civilizations, trying to build that wonder.
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The Great Wall of China is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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Tourists flock to see the Colosseum, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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You can learn about the Seven Wonders of the World in history class.
Synonyms
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A famous list of seven great buildings from ancient times
Surface Forms
Morphology
seven + wonder + of + the + world
The meaning is directly built from the constituents: 'seven' (a number) + 'wonder' (a remarkable thing) + 'of the world' (global scope), so a learner who knows these words can infer it refers to seven especially notable/remarked objects or sites. Although it is a conventionalized label for a specific historical list, the compositional logic is straightforward and attested across many languages, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Seven Wonders of the World comes from long ago when writers and travelers made a short list of the most amazing buildings and sights and called them 'wonders'. They chose the number seven because it was easy to remember, so today Seven Wonders of the World means the most famous and impressive places from the past.