Definitions for epiphenomenon

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epiphenomenon ep·i·phe·nom·e·non

Spelling: [ep-uh-fuh-nom-uh-non, -nuh<

IPA: /ˌɛp ə fəˈnɒm əˌnɒn, -nən/

Epiphenomenon is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 27 points.

You can make 262 anagrams from letters in epiphenomenon (eeehimnnnoopp).

Definitions for epiphenomenon

noun

1. Pathology. a secondary or additional symptom or complication arising during the course of a disease.
2. any secondary phenomenon.

Origin of epiphenomenon

First recorded in 1700-10; epi- + phenomenon

Examples for epiphenomenon

And more than one modern has called it an epiphenomenon—an absurd term.

But some demon prompted me to inquire of my father the meaning of the term “epiphenomenon.”

The term "epiphenomenon" has been adopted to express the distinctness but entire dependence of the mind.