phénomène

French

Alternative forms

• phænomene (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe.nɔ.mɛn/

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Noun

phénomène m (plural phénomènes)

1. phenomenon
2. (figuratively, of a person) one of a kind

Related terms

• phénoménal

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: fenomèn
• → Romanian: fenomen
• → Turkish: fenomen

Further reading

• “phénomène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012