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Phenomenon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Phenomenon : (noun)
1: any state or process known through the senses rather than by
intuition or reasoning
2: a remarkable development
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Phenomenon : \Phe*nom"e*non\, n.; pl. Phenomena. [L.
phaenomenon, Gr. faino`menon, fr. fai`nesqai to appear,
fai`nein to show. See Phantom.]
1. 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.
In the phenomena of the material world, and in many
of the phenomena of mind. --Stewart.
2. That which strikes one as strange, unusual, or
unaccountable; an extraordinary or very remarkable person,
thing, or occurrence; as, a musical phenomenon.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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