dénouement
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
Borrowing from French dénouement.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
dénouement (plural dénouements)
- (often used metaphorically) The conclusion or resolution of a plot.
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Translations [edit]
the conclusion or resolution of a plot
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French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
dénouer + -ment, from Middle French desnouement, from the Old French verb desnoer (“to unknot”) + -ment, from the noun neu (“knot”), itself from Latin nōdus.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /denumɑ̃/
Noun [edit]
dénouement m (plural dénouements)
- outcome
- (theater) dénouement
