All 4 Uses of
phenomenon
in
The Souls of Black Folk
- The world-old phenomenon of the contact of diverse races of men is to have new exemplification during the new century.†
Chpt 9 *
- To bring this hope to fruition, we are compelled daily to turn more and more to a conscientious study of the phenomena of race-contact,—to a study frank and fair, and not falsified and colored by our wishes or our fears.†
Chpt 9
- Even in the country something of this segregation is manifest in the smaller areas, and of course in the larger phenomena of the Black Belt.†
Chpt 9
- The appearance, therefore, of the Negro criminal was a phenomenon to be awaited; and while it causes anxiety, it should not occasion surprise.†
Chpt 9
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.