EPIPHENOMENON


Meaning of EPIPHENOMENON in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ' nä-m ə - ˌ nän, -n ə n

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -na \ - ˌ nä, -n ə \

Date: circa 1706

: a secondary phenomenon accompanying another and caused by it specifically : a secondary mental phenomenon that is caused by and accompanies a physical phenomenon but has no causal influence itself

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