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- 1. the final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved: "the film's denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous" Similar Opposite
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Denouement is the end of a story, in which everything is explained, or the end result of a situation. Learn more about this literary term, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
1. : the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work. In the denouement, the two lovers commit suicide. 2. : the outcome of a complex sequence of events. Examples of denouement in a Sentence. In the play's denouement, the two lovers kill themselves.
Learn the meaning of denouement, a French word that means the outcome of a complex sequence of events or the final resolution of a literary or dramatic work. See examples, pronunciation and word family of denouement.
Denouement is the final part of a story, after the climax, where everything is explained or resolved. Learn how to use this word in literature, cinema and theater, and hear its pronunciation.
Denouement definition: the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.. See examples of DENOUEMENT used in a sentence.
noun. 1. the outcome, solution, unraveling, or clarification of a plot in a drama, story, etc. 2. the point in the plot where this occurs. 3. any final revelation or outcome. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of denouement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot. b. The events following the climax of a drama or novel in which such a resolution or clarification takes place. 2. The outcome of a sequence of events; the end result.
n. 1. a. The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot. b. The events following the climax of a drama or novel in which such a resolution or clarification takes place. 2. The outcome of a sequence of events; the end result.
Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word denouement, which means the outcome, solution, or clarification of a plot in a drama, story, etc. See examples of denouement in sentences and alternative spellings.
