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phenomenon |fɪˈnɒmɪnən| noun (pl. phenomena |-nə| )
1 a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question: glaciers are interesting natural phenomena.
2 Philosophy the object of a person's perception.
3 a remarkable person or thing. the band was a pop phenomenon just for their sales figures alone.
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek phainomenon ‘thing appearing to view’, based on phainein ‘to show’.
usage: The word phenomenon comes from Greek, and its plural form is phenomena, as in these phenomena are not fully understood. It is a mistake to treat phenomena as if it were a singular form, as in this is a strange phenomena.
phenomenon |fɪˈnɒmɪnən| noun (pl. phenomena |-nə| )
1 a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question: glaciers are interesting natural phenomena.
2 Philosophy the object of a person's perception.
3 a remarkable person or thing. the band was a pop phenomenon just for their sales figures alone.
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek phainomenon ‘thing appearing to view’, based on phainein ‘to show’.
usage: The word phenomenon comes from Greek, and its plural form is phenomena, as in these phenomena are not fully understood. It is a mistake to treat phenomena as if it were a singular form, as in this is a strange phenomena.