All 3 Uses of
phenomenon
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Not Without My Daughter
- Mahtob had diarrhea, a phenomenon of her tension to which I was becoming accustomed.†
phenomenon = something that exists or happened -- often of special interest
- Death is a more common and therefore less mysterious phenomenon.†
- They studied the phenomenon of life as all around us, more than a hundred Moslem students celebrated Eid e Chorban, the feast of sacrifice.†
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Definitions:
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(phenomenon) something that exists or happened -- especially something of special interest -- sometimes someone or something that is extraordinary"Phenomenons" and "phenomena" are both appropriate plural forms of this noun. "Phenomena" is generally used in scientific or philosophical contexts.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In philosophy, a phenomenon is something as known through the senses. It is contrasted with a noumenon.