dénouement

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from French dénouement.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /deˈnuːmɑ̃/
  • (US) IPA: /deɪnuˈmɑnt/, /deɪnuˈmɑ̃/

Noun [edit]

dénouement (plural dénouements)

  1. (often used metaphorically) The conclusion or resolution of a plot.

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French [edit]

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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)

  1. outcome
  2. (theater) dénouement