Lexicographical Neighbors of Phenomenas
Literary usage of Phenomenas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern English: Its Growth and Present Use by George Philip Krapp (1909)
"There is a similar tendency to use the plural phenomena as a singular, upon which
a new plural, phenomenas, is then formed. This tendency is held well in ..."
2. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1904)
"In 1893 we had another downfall, one more of those cyclical phenomenas never
satisfactorily accounted for, after which, on the resumption of businesss, ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1809)
"... have seized in that time of trouble and dismay ; yet still it is wonderful to
find him calmly reasoning on ' certain phenomenas in the aer of clouds, ..."
4. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society (1879)
"These, you will observe, are only common phenomenas which philosophers have
endeavoured to account for on various principles, & about which I should not ..."
5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"If you fancy the singular phenomena, you had better stick to phenomenas as a plural.
For other foreign plurals, see LATIN PLURALS. phone Prentice Hall 1 978 ..."
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