All 4 Uses of
phenomenon
in
The Fountainhead
- Ellsworth Toohey was a phenomenon much too extreme to fit behind the front page of the Banner.†
Chpt 2.9
- He had to fight phenomena such as: "Listen, Palmer, Lansing's talking about somebody named Roark, how're you going to vote, do the big boys approve of him or not?"†
Chpt 2.10
- Accidents are unreliable phenomena.†
Chpt 3.5 *
- In "One Small Voice," subtitled "I Swim with the Current," Ellsworth Toohey wrote: # "We have hesitated for a long time to acknowledge the powerful phenomenon known as Modern Architecture.†
Chpt 3.6
Definition:
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(phenomenon) something that exists or happened -- especially something of special interest -- sometimes someone or something that is extraordinaryeditor's notes: "Phenomenons" and "phenomena" are both appropriate plural forms of this noun. "Phenomena" is generally used in scientific or philosophical contexts.