Phenomenon Phenomena Early Global Explain Noun Fəˈnɒmɪnən Fəˈnɑːmɪnən

• cultural/natural phenomena
• the global phenomenon of climate change
• globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century.
• early retirement is a relatively new phenomenon in britain.

phenomenon

1. a fact or an event in nature or society, especially one that is not fully understood
• cultural/natural phenomena
• the global phenomenon of climate change
• Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century.
• Early retirement is a relatively new phenomenon in Britain.
• We were hoping science could somehow explain this strange phenomenon.

Extra Examples

• His job is to investigate supernatural phenomena.
• How does one explain this incredible phenomenon?
• I observed a similar phenomenon in Bolivia.
• She proved scientifically that such phenomena exist.
• The phenomenon occurs during early foetal development.
• The phenomenon occurs in the early stages of pregnancy.
• The unfolding energy crisis is very much a global phenomenon.
• amazing natural phenomena
• the growing phenomenon of air rage
• The research sets out to explain certain social phenomena in modern urban areas.
• They claimed the depletion of the ozone layer was primarily a natural phenomenon.
• This kind of crime is a phenomenon of the modern age.
2. a person or thing that is very successful or impressive
• This young pianist is a phenomenon.
• The movie has become a bona fide cult phenomenon.

Extra Examples

• The Grand National, with bets worth more than £8m, is a racing phenomenon.
• Harry Potter was the greatest book publishing phenomenon ever.

Word Origin

• late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek phainomenon ‘thing appearing to view’, based on phainein ‘to show’.