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DENOUEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("denouement" is a kind of...):
answer; resolution; result; solution; solvent (a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The outcome of a complex sequence of events
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("denouement" is a kind of...):
final result; outcome; result; resultant; termination (something that results)
