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Definition Phlebotinum in American English

Phlebotinum noun

noun
1

an impossible or imaginary device which is used to move forward the plot of a TV show, book or film, especially in science fiction and fantasy

Example

It's science, it's magic, it's strange things unknown to science or magic. The reader does not know how Phlebotinum would work and the creators hope he or she doesn't care.

Definition Phlebotinum in American English