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denouement

or é·Դdzܱ·Գ

[ dey-noo-mahn ]

noun

  1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
  2. the place in the plot at which this occurs.
  3. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.

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denouement

/ deɪˈnuːmɒn; denumɑ̃ /

noun

    1. the final clarification or resolution of a plot in a play or other work
    2. the point at which this occurs
  1. final outcome; solution
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

éԴdzܱ𳾱Գ

  1. The solution or outcome of the plot of a play or novel : “In the éԴdzܱ𳾱Գ of many tragedies , the main character 徱.”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of denouement1

First recorded in 1745–55; from French: literally, “an untying,” equivalent to éԴdzܱ “to untie,” Old French desnoer ( des- + noer “to knot,” from Latin ō, derivative of ōܲ “knot”) + -ment; de-, -ment
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of denouement1

C18: from French, literally: an untying, from éԴdzܱ to untie, from Old French desnoer, from des- de- + noer to tie, knot, from Latin ō, from ōܲ a knot; see node
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Leslie traces Lennon and McCartney’s friendship from its wide-eyed, teenaged origins through its tragic denouement.

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Two years on at Augusta he led by four shots going into the final round, only to shoot 80 in a scarring denouement.

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These scenes usually underscore the denouement of a character’s development throughout a week of unsettling vacation time, and none of the outcomes are generally good, even if they might seem to be on the surface.

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Nevertheless, some of his more proximate misdeeds are effectively used to make clear that Mantel's antihero is, in the denouement of his life, fully alert to his sinful state.

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Leo Barre, not in the squad for the denouement but scorer of two tries in his one game, is also 22.

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