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annus mirabilis

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an·nus mi·rab·i·lis  (ns m-rb-ls)
n. 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).

[New Latin annus mrbilis : Latin annus, year + Latin mrbilis, wondrous.]

annus mirabilis Latin [ˈænʊs mɪˈræbɪlɪs]
n pl anni mirabiles [ˈænaɪ mɪˈræbɪliːz]
a year of wonders, catastrophes, or other notable events


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The Breeders' Cup is an unnecessary addendum to the sort of annus mirabilis that comes along once in a lifetime and, given that, a four-year-old campaign would by definition be an anticlimax.
JEAN-CLAUDE ROUGET proved his annus mirabilis is no fluke by sending out a magnificent four-timer topped by Le Havre's success in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly.
JEAN-CLAUDE Rouget proved his annus mirabilis is no fluke by sending out a magnificent four-timer topped by Le Havre's success in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly.
 
 
 
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