Denouement
[deɪnuː'mɒŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work.
(noun.) the outcome of a complex sequence of events.
Inputed by Bertha--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance.
(n.) The solution of a mystery; issue; outcome.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Fr.] [1]. Catastrophe (of a drama or a novel), unravelling of the plot.[2]. Issue, upshot, conclusion, termination, FINALE, consummation, winding up, finishing stroke, final event.
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Examples
- I don't think you would have cared for its DENOUEMENT, he said with sudden grimness. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- DENOUEMENT--isn't that too big a word for such a small incident? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He was not sorry for the denouement of his visit: he only wished it had come sooner, and spared him a certain waste of emotion. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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