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Phenomenon
(plural, phenomena) means simply what has appeared
(Greek, phainomai, to appear). It is used in science to express
the visible result of an experiment. In popular language it means a
prodigy. (Greek, phainomenon.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Phenomenon from Infoplease:
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