name
Meaning 1
A DC Comics superheroine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
Wonder Woman
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwʌndə ˈwʊmən/
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General-American: /ˈwʌndɚ ˈwʊmən/
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noun
Meaning 2
A woman of extraordinary powers; a superwoman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Meaning 3
a woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: woman, adult female
History
Etymology
From wonder + woman. The character, created by William Moulton Marston (1893–1947) and Harry George Peter (1880–1958), first appeared in the story “Introducing Wonder Woman” from DC Comics’ All Star Comics #8 dated December 1941.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bengali: ওয়ান্ডার ওম্যান (oanḍar omên) — DC Comics character
- Chinese Mandarin: 神力女超人 (Shénlìnǚ Chāorén) — DC Comics character
- Esperanto: Miraklovirino — DC Comics character
- Finnish: Ihmenainen — DC Comics character
- French: Wonder Woman — DC Comics character
- Greek: Γουόντερ Γούμαν (Gouónter Goúman) — DC Comics character
- Hebrew: וונדר וומן — DC Comics character
- Japanese: ワンダーウーマン (Wandā Ūman) — DC Comics character
- Korean: 원더 우먼 (Wondeo Umeon) — DC Comics character
- Marathi: वंडर वूमन (vaṇḍar vūman) — DC Comics character
- Polish: Wonder Woman — DC Comics character
- Portuguese: Mulher-Maravilha — DC Comics character
- Russian: Чу́до-Же́нщина (Čúdo-Žénščina) — DC Comics character
- Spanish: Mujer Maravilla — DC Comics character