phenomenon
/fəˈnɑmənɑn/
noun
- A fact or event that can be observed and studied, especially one that is unusual or interesting.
- Scientists are studying the phenomenon of birds migrating thousands of miles.
- The northern lights are a beautiful natural phenomenon.
- The sudden popularity of the game was a cultural phenomenon.
- A remarkable person, thing, or event.
- Her rise to fame was a phenomenon no one predicted.
- The young pianist was a phenomenon, playing concertos at age six.
- The internet itself is a phenomenon that changed the world.
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