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“mirabile dictu”
Mirabile Dictu. (Latin proverb)
Translation: "Wonderful to relate."
Used to introduce the announcement of something the speaker, genuinely or ironically, considers to be amazing.
Another version is "Believe it or not." This statement by Vergil is used when anyone wishes to express astonishment while recounting an event of overwhelming significance, accomplishment, or irony.
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