Definitions of denouement [ˌdeɪ nuˈmɑ̃]

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Definition of 'denouement'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) denouement
the final resolution of a plot, as of a drama or novel.

2. denouement
the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.

Etymology: (1745–55; < F: lit., an untying)

Definition of 'denouement'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) denouement
the outcome of a complex sequence of events

2. (noun) denouement
the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

Definition of 'denouement'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) denouement
the unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance

2. (noun) denouement
the solution of a mystery; issue; outcome

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