pe·rip·e·ty (p -r p -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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| Noun | 1. | 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" surprise - a sudden unexpected event |
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