Cliffhanger Definition

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cliffhangers
noun
An early type of serialized film in which each episode ended with a suspenseful climax, as the hero hanging from a cliff.
Webster's New World
A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense.
American Heritage
Any highly suspenseful story, situation, etc.
Webster's New World
A contest so closely matched that the outcome is uncertain until the end.
American Heritage

(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.

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Other Word Forms of Cliffhanger

Noun

Singular:
cliffhanger
Plural:
cliffhangers

Origin of Cliffhanger

  • From cliff +‎ hanger, evoking the image of someone left hanging from a cliff, thereby having an uncertain fate.

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