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Definition of Denouement

1. Noun. The outcome of a complex sequence of events.

2. Noun. The final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work.

Definition of Denouement

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Denouement

1. 1. The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance. 2. The solution of a mystery; issue; outcome. Origin: F. Denouement, fr. Denouer to untie; pref. De- (L. Dis-) + nouer to tie, fr. L. Nodus knot, perh. For gnodus and akin to E. Knot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Denouement

denotate denotated denotates denotation denotations denotative denotatum denote denoted denotement

denotements denotes denoting denotive denouement (current term) denouement (current term) denouements denounce denounced denouncement

denouncements denouncer denouncers denounces denouncing dens dens dense dense-deposit disease dense-leaved elodea

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