de·noue·ment also dé·noue·ment (d  n -mä  )n. 1. a. The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot. b. The events following the climax of a drama or novel in which such a resolution or clarification takes place. 2. The outcome of a sequence of events; the end result. [French dénouement, from Old French desnouement, an untying, from desnouer, to undo : des-, de- + nouer, to tie (from Latin n  dre, from ndus, knot; see ned- in Indo-European roots).] |
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