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peripety

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pe·rip·e·ty  (p-rp-t)
n.
Peripeteia.
[French péripétie, from Greek peripeteia; see peripeteia.]
peripeteia, peripetia, peripety
Literature. a sudden change in the course of events, especially in dramatic works.
See also: Drama
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Noun1.peripety - a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling"
peripeteia, peripetia
surprise - a sudden unexpected event
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