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Webster 1913 Edition
Phenomenon
Phe-nom′e-non
,Noun.
pl.
Phenomena
(#)
. 1.
An appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation;
as, the
phenomena
of heat, light, or electricity; phenomena
of imagination or memory.In the
phenomena
of the material world, and in many of the phenomena
of mind. Stewart.
2.
That which strikes one as strange, unusual, or unaccountable; an extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence;
as, a musical
. phenomenon
Webster 1828 Edition
Phenomenon
PHENOM'ENON
,Noun.
plu.
In a general sense, an appearance; any thing visible; whatever is presented to the eye by observation or experiment,or whatever is discovered to exist; as the phenomena of the natural world; the phenomena of heavenly bodies, or of terrestrial substances; the phenomena of heat or of color. It sometimes denotes a remarkable or unusual appearance.