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Phenomena

//fɪˈnɑm.ɪ.nə// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A phenomenon. nonstandard

    "And that this doctrine is true, the accidents or Phenomenas evidently declare unto us; […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

The plural form of phenomenon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.

Etymology 2

The plural form of phenomenon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.

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