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de·noue·ment [or] dé·noue·ment
 denouement [or] dénouement
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- pronunciation:
- deI
nu
maw
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
in a novel, play, or film, the final resolution of the plot's complexities and questions.
- antonyms:
- beginning
- similar words:
- catastrophe, conclusion, ending, finale, outcome, resolution, solution
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| definition 2: |
the ultimate outcome of a complicated series of events.
- synonyms:
- consummation, resolution, upshot
- similar words:
- close, conclusion, consequence, end, outcome, result
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| related words: |
head, last |
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