Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Phenomenology /fĭ-nä'-mə-nälʹə-jē/ · Phe·nom·e·nol·o·gy · IPA /fɪˌnɑməˈnɑləd͡ʒi/ 01 n. A description, history, or explanation of phenomena. 1. A description, history, or explanation of phenomena.