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denouement definition

de·noue·ment or dénouement dé·noue′·ment (dā′no̵̅o̅ män′)

noun

  1. the outcome, solution, unraveling, or clarification of a plot in a drama, story, etc.
  2. the point in the plot where this occurs
  3. any final revelation or outcome

Etymology: Fr < dénouer, to untie < dé- (L dis-), from, out + nouer, to tie < L nodare, to knot < nodus, a knot: see node

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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