phenomenon: Meaning and Definition of
phe•nom•e•non
Pronunciation: (fi-nom'u-non", -nun), [key] — pl. -na -nons.
- a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable: to study the phenomena of nature.
- something that is impressive or extraordinary.
- a remarkable or exceptional person; prodigy; wonder.
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- an appearance or immediate object of awareness in experience.
- Kantianism.a thing as it appears to and is constructed by the mind, as distinguished from a noumenon, or thing-in-itself.
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