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    phenomena
    /fəˈnɒmɪnə/
    • 1. plural form of phenomenon

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  2. The meaning of PHENOMENA is phenomenon. How to use phenomena in a sentence. Can phenomena be used as a singular?: Usage Guide

  3. someone or something that is extremely successful, often because of special qualities or abilities: The Beatles were a phenomenon - nobody had heard anything like them before. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  4. The meaning of PHENOMENON is an observable fact or event. How to use phenomenon in a sentence. Can phenomena be used as a singular?: Usage Guide

  5. (Definition of phenomena from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of phenomena. phenomena. However, there are basic psychological phenomena that the model does not handle well. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

  6. Most senses of phenomenon deal with things that are visible or observable or that have become well-known. In science, the word phenomena is typically used to refer to things that occur naturally and can be observed, such as a weather phenomena or a cosmic phenomena.

  7. Phenomenon definition: a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable. See examples of PHENOMENON used in a sentence.

  8. a fact or an event in nature or society, especially one that is not fully understood. cultural/natural phenomena. phenomenon of something the global phenomenon of climate change. Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century. Early retirement is a relatively new phenomenon in Britain.

  9. 1. any event, circumstance, or experience that is apparent to the senses and that can be scientifically described or appraised, as an eclipse. 2. in Kantian philosophy, a thing as it appears in perception as distinguished from the thing as it is in itself independent of sense experience. see also noumenon.

  10. A phenomenon is an extraordinary occurrence or circumstance. In the 1950s, rock-n-roll was considered a new cultural phenomenon, while today we think of crop circles as a mysterious phenomenon. Like many words with Greek roots, phenomenon started out as a science term.

  11. PHENOMENON meaning: 1 : something (such as an interesting fact or event) that can be observed and studied and that typically is unusual or difficult to understand or explain fully; 2 : someone or something that is very impressive or popular especially because of an unusual ability or quality.

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