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English noun: phenomenon

1. phenomenon any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning


Broader (hypernym)physical process, process


Narrower (hyponym)chance, consequence, effect, event, fortune, fortune, hazard, issue, levitation, luck, luck, metempsychosis, natural phenomenon, outcome, pulsation, rebirth, result, upshot

2. phenomenon (event) a remarkable development


Broader (hypernym)development









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