All 4 Uses
phenomenon
in
Rhinoceros, by Ionesco
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- I'm not content to simply state that a phenomenon exists.†
p. 54.1phenomenon = something that exists or happened -- often of special interest
- I must try to re-adjust myself, but the phenomenon in itself is so disturbing.†
p. 74.8
- You see, you couldn't explain this phenomenon to me.†
p. 75.6
- And in order to understand a phenomenon and its effects you need to work back to the initial causes, by honest intellectual effort.†
p. 83.6 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(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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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In philosophy, a phenomenon is something as known through the senses. It is contrasted with a noumenon.