phenomenon

Pronunciation: /fəˈnɑ.məˌnɑn/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  2. noun a remarkable development

Etymology

From Late Latin phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”), neuter present middle participle of φαίνω (phaínō, “I show”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
process
Narrower (hyponyms)
natural phenomenon, consequence, pulsation, metempsychosis, luck

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