| Front | denouement \dey-noo-MAHN\ |
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| Back | noun The final resolution of the plot of a story or a complex sequence of events. [From French dénouement (outcome or conclusion; literally, untying), from dénouer (to unknot or undo), from de- (from) + nouer (to tie), from Latin nodus (knot). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ned- (to bind), which is also the source of node, noose, annex, connect, ouch, and nettle. Earliest documented use: 1752.] "But in Japan's narrative, the denouement is elusive. This disaster story keeps building, growing worse." - Japan's Crucible; Chicago Tribune (Illinois); Mar 15, 2011. |
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