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phénoménal

phenomenal

adjective feh-no-meh-NAL Rare

Also means

extraordinary

Usage Note

Phénoménal can mean 'relating to phenomena' in a philosophical sense, but in everyday French it overwhelmingly means astonishing or exceptional in scale or quality. The feminine form is phénoménale, plural phénoménaux; phénoménalement is the adverb.

Examples

"Il a une mémoire phénoménale."

Natural Translation

He has a phenomenal memory.

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