Both Uses of
phenomenon
in
A Christmas Carol
- As Scrooge looked fixedly at this phenomenon, it was a knocker again.
Chpt 1 *phenomenon = something seen that is of special interest
- Such a bustle ensued that you might have thought a goose the rarest of all birds; a feathered phenomenon, to which a black swan was a matter of course—and in truth it was something very like it in that house.
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(phenomenon) something that exists or happened -- especially something of special interest -- sometimes someone or something that is extraordinaryeditor's notes: "Phenomenons" and "phenomena" are both appropriate plural forms of this noun. "Phenomena" is generally used in scientific or philosophical contexts.