dénouement
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From French dénoument.
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dénouement (plural dénouements)
- (often used metaphorically) The conclusion or resolution of a plot.
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the conclusion or resolution of a plot
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[edit] French
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From Old French desnouer (“to unknot”) from Latin nōdus (“a knot”).
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- IPA: /denumɑ̃/
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dénouement m. (plural dénouements)
- outcome
- (theater) dénouement
