Both Uses of
phenomenon
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- The fox froze, wary eyes fixed upon this strange new phenomenon.†
Chpt 2 *
- Well, although I did not see the Riddle who came out of the di-ary, what you described to me was a phenomenon I had never wit-nessed.†
Chpt 23
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.