Phœnomenon

Origin

Possibly influenced by confusion with terms such as phœnix or Phœnician.

Full definition of phœnomenon

Noun

1. (hypercorrect) Obsolete form of en
• 1770 , An Essay Towards a System of Mineralogy Chapter I. Earths”, “1. Calcareous
• 1798 , Phœnomenon
• 1919, Theodore Schroeder, Constitutional Free Speech Defined and Defended in an Unfinished Argument in a Case of Blasphemy, Nay more?; that the construction employed to justify the ‘Sedition Act,’ would exhibit a phœnomenon without a parrallel in the political world.