cliffhanger

(-haŋ′ər)

or cliff-hanger

noun

  1. an early type of serialized film in which each episode ended with a suspenseful climax, as the hero hanging from a cliff
  2. any highly suspenseful story, situation, etc.

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See cliffhanger in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense.
  2. A suspenseful situation occurring at the end of a chapter, scene, or episode.
  3. A contest so closely matched that the outcome is uncertain until the end.

Related Forms:

  • cliffˈhangˌing adjective

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