phenomena
/fɪˈnɑm.ɪ.nə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
plural of phenomenon
noun
A phenomenon.
Example Sentences
- "She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid, […]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher."
- "And that this doctrine is true, the accidents or Phenomenas evidently declare unto us; […]"
- "Senſe is Deceitful, and may feign, / As well in counterfeiting Pain / As other groſs Phænomena'''’s, / In which it oft miſtakes the Caſe."
- "A new musical prodigy has turned up in Cincinnati more wonderful than all the infant phenomenas in that line that have appeared for many a day."
- "“One could say that the precious-metals markets are excellent places to study human behavior,” Dr. [Henry] Jarecki observed during an interview the other day. “They are laboratories for studying changing human moods, mob psychology and related phenomenas.”"
- "Although it seemed like a fad a few years ago, Twitter has evolved into a phenomena with more than 200 million users -- some of whom play college basketball at major schools."
Etymology
The plural form of phenomenon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɪˈnɑm.ɪ.nə/
- British English: /fɪˈnɒm.ɪ.nə/