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phenomenal
(phe¦nom|enal)
Pronunciation:
/fɪˈnɒmɪn(ə)l/
adjective
1
remarkable or exceptional, especially exceptionally good:
the town expanded at a phenomenal rate
2
perceptible by the senses or through immediate experience:
the phenomenal world
Derivatives
phenomenalize
(also
phenomenalise
)
verb
phenomenal (sense 2)
.
phenomenally
adverb
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