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phenom
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
phenom
(noun)
phenom
/
ˈ
fiːˌnɑːm/
noun
plural
phenoms
phenom
/
ˈ
fiːˌnɑːm/
noun
plural
phenoms
Britannica Dictionary definition of PHENOM
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US, informal
:
a person who is very good at doing something (such as a sport)
a football/baseball
phenom
[=(more formally)
phenomenon
]
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