Denouement

Denouement

The resolution of the plot of a literary work.

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denouement

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The final resolution of aliterary or dramatic plot (qv), or the resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences; derived from "untie the knot". Compare climax, catastrophe, kicker; ...

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That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up.

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The resolution of the plot of a literary work.

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