phenomena

noun

phe·nom·e·na fi-ˈnä-mə-nə

-ˌnä

plural phenomenas

Synonyms of phenomena next

nonstandard

: phenomenon

Can phenomena be used as a singular?: Usage Guide

Phenomena has been in occasional use as a singular since the early 18th century, as has the plural phenomenas. Our evidence shows that singular phenomena is primarily a speech form used by poets, critics, and professors, among others, but one that sometimes turns up in edited prose.

Although it seemed like a fad a few years ago, Twitter has evolved into a phenomena with more than 200 million users … —

Myron P. Medcalf

It is etymologically no more irregular than stamina and agenda, but it has nowhere near the frequency of use that they have, and while they are standard, phenomena is still rather borderline.

Examples of phenomena in a Sentence

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The story of Linda Napolitano is very familiar to anyone interested in unexplained phenomena. —

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024 Capturing such beautiful animals and phenomena feels very special. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 The spokesperson’s message was the same that was given months ago on the topic after the coordination of efforts to get to the bottom of whether UFOs, unidentified anomalous phenomena, UAPs, and aliens had been to Earth. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024 Logarithms are useful tools for linearizing exponential phenomena, and Bitcoin's price is one example of such a phenomenon. —

Korok Ray, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for phenomena