denouement
noun/ˌdeɪˈnuːmɒ̃/
/ˌdeɪnuːˈmɑ̃ː/
(also dénouement)
(from French)- the end of a play, book, etc., in which everything is explained or settled; the end result of a situationTopics Film and theatrec2Word Originmid 18th cent.: French dénouement, from dénouer ‘unknot’.
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