Meaning & use
phenom
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An informal term for a person with extraordinary talent or ability, especially in sports.
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The eighteen-year-old pitcher was already being called a phenom by scouts.
She was a teenage chess phenom who beat grandmasters twice her age.
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Phenom is a shortened, casual form of "phenomenon," used almost exclusively to describe an exceptionally gifted person, especially in sports journalism.
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