Meanings
nounsymphenomenon (plural symphenomena)
plural symphenomena
- archaicA phenomenon resembling others shown by the same object.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*ksún
- Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
- Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
- Ancient Greekσῠμ- (sŭm-)
- Englishsym-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
- Late Latinphaenomenon
- Englishphenomenon
- Englishsymphenomenon
From sym- + phenomenon.
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symphenomenon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symphenomenon
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“symphenomenon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symphenomenon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “symphenomenon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symphenomenon.
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