extraordinary phenomenon

collocation in English

meaningsofextraordinaryandphenomenon

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extraordinary
adjective
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/ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.i/us
/ɪkˈstrɔːr.dən.er.i/
very unusual, special, unexpected, ...
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phenomenon
noun[C]
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/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us
/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual ...
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(Definition ofextraordinaryandphenomenonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This ' bi-monetary ' (non bimetallic) system was anextraordinaryphenomenonin contemporary monetary history.
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This yields theextraordinaryphenomenonof a self-contained ternary movement within a set of variations.
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What we are witnessing during these initial months of 2001 is a quiteextraordinaryphenomenon, but one which requires careful analysis.
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It is quite anextraordinaryphenomenonin this industry and something flows from it.
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I find this the mostextraordinaryphenomenonof recent years.
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It is anextraordinaryphenomenonthat the people who design railways appear to want to make sure that they do not stop anywhere.
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What is thisextraordinaryphenomenonfrom which we have all suffered?
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Yet that was the beginning of anextraordinaryphenomenon.
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There is no doubt at all that it is anextraordinaryphenomenon.
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If you connect them with a delay line, the mostextraordinaryphenomenonmanifests itself.
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We have witnessed anextraordinaryphenomenonthis afternoon.
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I am looked on as anextraordinaryphenomenon, with whom it is not worth discussing the question any more.
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It is anextraordinaryphenomenon, and one looks for the explanation of it.
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None the less, we have to take into account thisextraordinaryphenomenonof the immorality of certain collectors.
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There are, of course, many contributory causes to thatextraordinaryphenomenon.
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He needs constant watching, worrying over and caring for, because a 20-month-old son is anextraordinaryphenomenon.
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We have had theextraordinaryphenomenonof computer-generated letters being sent out, untouched by human hand, which apparently we must ignore.
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It is anextraordinaryphenomenonthat even the most apparently self-confident people are extremely anxious about many things.
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So we arrive at thatextraordinaryphenomenonwhich has been justly called the industrial revolution.
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It seems anextraordinaryphenomenonwhich requires more careful investigation.
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