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phe·nom

(fē′nŏm′, fĭ-nŏm′)

n. Slang

A phenomenon, especially a remarkable or outstanding person.

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phenom

(fɪˈnɒm)

informal a person or thing of outstanding abilities or qualities

[C20: from phenom(enon)]

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phe•nom

(ˈfi nɒm, fɪˈnɒm)

n. Slang.

a person of remarkable talent or ability; phenomenon: a tennis phenom.

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Getting up on his legs, and as if delivering a lecture on a phenom enon, he addressed himself, with gestures, to the two women, who would let their sewing sink slowly on their laps.

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Charter operator announces flight crew retention package

Eastway Jet Services, a US-based company offering repair stations for aircraft, has announced expansion of its private jet maintenance capabilities with the opening of a new Embraer Phenom Service Centre.

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AMD said that its Phenom X3 has as much as a 30 percent performance improvement in some instances compared to a dual-core chip operating at the same frequency.

AMD rolls out new Phenom microprocessors

The Phenom 300 can fly nonstop from Austin to almost any point in the Continental US, and flies to international destinations in Canada, the Carribean, and Central & South America.