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denouement

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de·noue·ment also dé·noue·ment  (dn-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 ndre, from ndus, knot; see ned- in Indo-European roots).]

denouement [deɪˈnuːmɒn], dénouement (French) [denumɑ̃]
n
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms)
a.  the final clarification or resolution of a plot in a play or other work
b.  the point at which this occurs
2. final outcome; solution
[from French, literally: an untying, from dénouer to untie, from Old French desnoer, from des- de- + noer to tie, knot, from Latin nōdāre, from nōdus a knot; see node]

denouement
the final resolution of the plot, following the climax.
See also: Drama
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.denouement - the outcome of a complex sequence of events
final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
2.denouement - the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
answer, result, solution, solvent, resolution - a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

denouement dénouement
noun
1. climax, conclusion, finale, termination, culmination the book's sentimental denouement
2. outcome, end, result, consequence, resolution, conclusion, end result, upshot an unexpected denouement to the affair
Translations
denouement dénouement [deɪˈnuːmɒn] Ndesenlace m
denouement dénouement [deɪˈnuːmɒn] n [book, play, series events] → dénouement m
denouement dénouement [deɪˈnuːmɒn] nepilogo
denouement dénouement [deɪˈnuːmɒn] nepilogo


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Every tragedy falls into two parts,--Complication and Unravelling or Denouement.
But with the denouement of the scene he threw off all restraint, and laughed aloud.
Her story was as full of desperation and despair as her limited acquaintance with those uncomfortable emotions enabled her to make it, and having located it in Lisbon, she wound up with an earthquake, as a striking and appropriate denouement.
 
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