seven wonders

1. pluralplural onlyAlternative letter-case form of Seven Wonders.

   А prose treatise attributed to Philo of Byzantium has the same listing, saying in his Introduction that: “The seven wonders are known to everyone by repute, but few have seen them all," going on with travel instructions emphasising how long а complete tour would take.

   2021, Barry Baldwin, “Classical Corner: 255: Wonders Will Never Cease”, in Fortean Times

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   What makes The New Tetris even more addictive is the challenge of erecting seven new wonders of the world, from an ancient Mayan temple to legendary sites in Japan and Russia. Simply put, the more lines completed, the faster the seven wonders are built. And once one is finished, you're rewarded with a short history lesson on the structure’s significance.

   1999, Nintendo 64 Pro Reviews, GamePro Issue 122

alternative seven wonders

1. abbreviationellipsispluralplural onlyEllipsis of Seven Wonders of the World.

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   As Greek travellers explored the conquests of other civilisations, such as the Egyptians, Persians and Babylonians—which is why the Seven Wonders are all around the Mediterranean Rim—they compiled early guidebooks of the most remarkable things to see, meant as recommendations for future tourists. They called the landmarks that bewildered and inspired them theamata (or ‘sights’), but this soon evolved to the grander name of thaumata — ‘wonders’. Is there only one list? The Seven Wonders we know today are an amalgamation of all the different lists from antiquity.

   2014, Jonny Wilkes, History Revealed, page 54