Phenomena
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of phenomenon form-of, plural
"She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid, […]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher."
- 2 A phenomenon. nonstandard
"And that this doctrine is true, the accidents or Phenomenas evidently declare unto us; […]"
Example
More examples"The scientist explained the strange phenomena in the light of recent scientific knowledge."
Etymology
The plural form of phenomenon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.
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