Fortean
/ˈfɔːtɪən
/adjective
Relating to or denoting paranormal phenomena: Fortean phenomena like spontaneous combustion...
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- For instance, paranormal true believers frequently use false dichotomies in arguments about the validity of the anecdotal evidence offered to support claims of ghost sightings, alien visitations, and other Fortean phenomena.
Derivatives
Forteana
- In Forteana, the phenomenon in Benson would fall under the heading of phantom sniper rather than UFO encounter.
- The Fayette Factor is the strangest phenomenon yet in Forteana.
- This type of phenomenon is called a flow in Forteana.
Origin
1970s: from the name of Charles H. Fort (1874–1932), American student of paranormal phenomena.
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- Rocky Mountain grasshopper
- Rocky Mountain Indian
- Rocky Mountain iris
- Rocky Mountain juniper
- Rocky Mountain locust
- Rocky Mountain oyster
- Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountain sheep
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Rocky mountain whitefish
- Rocky Mountain wood tick
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- rococoesque
- rococo stitch
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- rod chisel
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