phenomenon or now rarely phaenomenon /fi-nomˈi-nən or -non/

1. Anything directly apprehended by the senses or one of them
2. An event that may be observed
3. The appearance which anything makes to our consciousness, as distinguished from what it is in itself (philosophy)
4. A feature of life, social existence, etc
5. (loosely) a remarkable or unusual person, thing, or appearance, a prodigy

phenomˈenal adjective

1. Very or unexpectedly large, good, etc
2. Remarkable
3. Relating to a phenomenon
4. Of the nature of a phenomenon

phenomˈenalism noun

The philosophical doctrine that phenomena are the only realities, or that knowledge can only comprehend phenomena (also called externalism)

phenomˈenalist noun

phenomenalistˈic adjective

phenomenality /-alˈi-ti/ noun

The character of being phenomenal

phenomˈenalize or phenomˈenalise transitive verb

To represent as a phenomenon

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