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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of peripeteia. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

peripeteiaperipeteiaperipety

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