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1. phenomenon
noun. ['fəˈnɑːməˌnɑːn'] any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- phaenomenon (Latin)
- φαινόμενον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Phenomenon
- agamemnon
- memnon
- parthenon
How do you pronounce phenomenon?
Pronounce phenomenon as fəˈnɑməˌnɑn.
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How do you spell phenomenon? Is it phenomonenon ?
A common misspelling of phenomenon is phenomonenon
Sentences with phenomenon
1. Noun, singular or mass
The phenomenon has not been fully explained yet.
Quotes about phenomenon
1. For me, 'Lamb' started out as a further exploration of the phenomenon of faith and the responsibility of a messiah that I touched on in 'Coyote Blue' and 'Island of the Sequined Love Nun,' but it ended up being an exploration of the true meaning of sacrifice, loyalty, and friendship.
- Christopher Moore
2. No, this trick won't work... How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?
- Albert Einstein
3. The hypothesis of God, for instance, gives an incomparably absolute opportunity to understand everything and know absolutely nothing. Give man an extremely simplified system of the world and explain every phenomenon away on the basis of that system. An approach like that doesn't require any knowledge. Just a few memorized formulas plus so-called intuition and so-called common sense.
- Arkady Strugatsky, Roadside Picnic
2. phenomenon
noun. ['fəˈnɑːməˌnɑːn'] a remarkable development.
Antonyms
Etymology
- phaenomenon (Latin)
- φαινόμενον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))