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denouement

or é·Դdzܱ·Գ

[ dey-noo-mahn ]

noun

  1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
  2. the place in the plot at which this occurs.
  3. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.

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denouement

/ deɪˈnuːmɒn; denumɑ̃ /

noun

    1. the final clarification or resolution of a plot in a play or other work
    2. the point at which this occurs
  1. final outcome; solution
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

éԴdzܱ𳾱Գ

  1. The solution or outcome of the plot of a play or novel : “In the éԴdzܱ𳾱Գ of many tragedies , the main character 徱.”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of denouement1

First recorded in 1745–55; from French: literally, “an untying,” equivalent to éԴdzܱ “to untie,” Old French desnoer ( des- + noer “to knot,” from Latin ō, derivative of ōܲ “knot”) + -ment; de-, -ment
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of denouement1

C18: from French, literally: an untying, from éԴdzܱ to untie, from Old French desnoer, from des- de- + noer to tie, knot, from Latin ō, from ōܲ a knot; see node
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Nevertheless, some of his more proximate misdeeds are effectively used to make clear that Mantel's antihero is, in the denouement of his life, fully alert to his sinful state.

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Leo Barre, not in the squad for the denouement but scorer of two tries in his one game, is also 22.

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You see that astonishment on Hackman’s face, which sells Royal’s redemption and makes the movie’s tender denouement work.

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Nearly one month into Donald Trump’s second term, the courts, the Congress, and the American people are facing the denouement of our democracy’s power.

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But like Lightning in his denouement, she is consumed with fear, and in a movie about cars in existential crisis, both Cruz and Lightning must skid their way towards a shared epiphany.

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