phenomenon

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Synonyms: phaenomenon, phænomenon, phenomenal, phenomena, phenomenic, phenomenons, phenomenae

Antonyms: phaenomenon, phænomenon, phenomenal, phenomena, phenomenic, phenomenons, phenomenae

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Noun

1. A [[thing]] or [[being]], [[event]] or [[process]], [[perception|perceptible]] through [[w:en:sense|sense]]s; or a [[fact]] or [[occurrence]] thereof.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[knowable]] thing or event {{q|e.g. by [[inference]], especially in [[science]]}}.
3. A [[kind]] or [[type]] of phenomenon {{q|sense 1 or 2}}.
4. {{U|appearance}}; a perceptible aspect of something that is [[mutable]].
5. A fact or [[event]] considered very [[unusual]], [[curious]], or [[astonishing]] by those who [[witness]] it.
6. A [[wonderful]] or very [[remarkable]] person or thing.
7. {{lb|en|philosophy|chiefly|[[Kantian]]|_|[[idealism]]}} An [[experience]]d [[object]] whose [[constitution]] reflects the [[order]] and [[conceptual]] [[structure]] [[impose]]d upon it by the human [[mind]] (especially by the powers of [[perception]] and [[understanding]]).

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