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1. (n.) phenomenon
a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable:
the phenomena of nature.
2. phenomenon
something that is remarkable or extraordinary.
3. phenomenon
a remarkable or exceptional person; prodigy.
4. phenomenon
Philos.
5. phenomenon
an appearance or immediate object of awareness in experience.
6. phenomenon
(in Kantian philosophy) a thing as it appears to and is constructed by the mind, as distinguished from a noumenon, or thing-in-itself.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < LL phaenomenon < Gk phainómenon appearance, n. use of neut. prp. of phaínesthai to appear, pass. of phaínein to show)
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| Definition of 'phenomenon' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) phenomenon
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
2. (noun) phenomenon
a remarkable development
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1. (noun) phenomenon
an event or situation that cannot be completely explained
the phenomenon of the northern lights
2. phenomenon
a very popular thing or person
She is the latest pop phenomenon.
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| Definition of 'phenomenon' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) phenomenon
an appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation; as, the phenomena of heat, light, or electricity; phenomena of imagination or memory
2. (noun) phenomenon
that which strikes one as strange, unusual, or unaccountable; an extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence; as, a musical phenomenon
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Sense: a natural fact or event that is seen or happens regularly or frequently
Magnetic attraction is an interesting phenomenon.
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 Afrikaans: fenomeen |
 Arabic: ظاهِرَه |
 Bulgarian: феномен |
 Brazilian: fenômeno |
 Czech: jev |
 German: das Phänomen |
 Danish: fænomen |
 Greek: φαινόμενο |
 Spanish: fenómeno |
 Estonian: nähtus, ilming |
 Farsi: پدیده |
 Finnish: ilmiö |
 French: phénomène |
 Hebrew: תוֹפָעָה |
 Hindi: परिघटना |
 Croatian: fenomen, pojava |
 Hungarian: jelenség |
 Indonesian: fenomena |
 Icelandic: fyrirbæri |
 Italian: fenomeno |
 Japanese: 現象 |
 Korean: 현상 |
 Lithuanian: reiškinys, fenomenas |
 Latvian: fenomens; parādība |
 Malay: fenomena |
 Dutch: verschijnsel |
 Norwegian: fenomen |
 Polish: zjawisko, fenomen |
 Persian: پدیده |
 Pashto: پيښه (پديده |
 Portuguese: fenómeno |
 Romanian: fenomen |
 Russian: феномен |
 Slovak: jav |
 Slovenian: pojav |
 Serbian: fenomen |
 Swedish: fenomen, företeelse |
 Thai: ปรากฏการณ์ |
 Turkish: olgu, olay |
 Taiwanese: 現象 |
 Ukrainian: рідкісне явище, феномен |
 Urdu: مظہر قدرت |
 Vietnamese: hiện tượng |
 Chinese: 现象 |
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