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phenomenon

UK
/fəˈnɒmɪnən/
US
/fəˈnɑːməˌnɑn/

Translations

phenomenonnoun
phenomena
pl
UK
/fəˈnɒmɪnən/
US
/fəˈnɑːməˌnɑn/
phénomènePersonne, chose ou événement remarquable.
The young chess player was considered a phenomenon for his extraordinary skills at such a young age.
Le jeune joueur d'échecs était considéré comme un phénomène en raison de ses talents extraordinaires à un si jeune âge.
The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon that attracts tourists from all over the world.
Les aurores boréales sont un phénomène naturel qui attire des touristes du monde entier.
Additional translations
phénomèneEn philosophie, réalité telle qu'elle apparaît à l'expérience sensible.
Synonyms
situation
circumstance
aspect
fact
happening
event
occurrence

Definitions

phenomenonnoun
A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.
The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon that attracts tourists from all over the world.
A remarkable person, thing, or event.
The young chess player was considered a phenomenon for his extraordinary skills at such a young age.
In philosophy, an object of sensory experience as distinguished from a thing as it is in itself (noumenon).
Kant argued that we can have knowledge only of phenomena, never of things-in-themselves.
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