Denouement

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of dénouement. alt-of, alternative

    "The denouement is the moment when all of the knots of a story are untied, […] But the denouement should not be confused with the end of a story."

  2. 2
    the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work wordnet
  3. 3
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events wordnet

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accomplishmentactionanagnorisisangleanswerapodosis

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"The denouement is the moment when all of the knots of a story are untied, […] But the denouement should not be confused with the end of a story."

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