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   cliffhanger

   /ˈklɪfˌhaŋə/

   noun

   • 1. a dramatic and exciting ending to an episode of a serial, leaving the audience in suspense and anxious not to miss the next episode: "it will take more than outrageous cliffhangers to win the ratings wars"
   • ▪ a story or event with a strong element of suspense: "the match was a cliffhanger right up to the final whistle"

   Word Origin 1930s: from early film serials in which episodes ended with characters in desperate situations such as hanging off the edge of a cliff.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cliffhanging adjective

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   The meaning of CLIFF-HANGER is an adventure serial or melodrama; especially : one presented in installments each ending in suspense. How to use cliff-hanger in a sentence.

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   Cliffhanger definition: a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.. See examples of CLIFFHANGER used in a sentence.

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   2 meanings: 1. a. a situation of imminent disaster usually occurring at the end of each episode of a serialized film b. the.... Click for more definitions.

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   cliffhanger: 1 n an episode that ends in suspense Type of: episode , installment , instalment a part of a broadcast serial n a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end Type of: competition , contest an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

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   Originally U.S. 1. 1931–. A tense or dramatic ending to an episode of a series of films, television programmes, books, etc., which leaves the audience in suspense and anxious to discover what will happen next; (also) a work or series which regularly uses or is characterized by such endings. Originally with reference to radio and film serials ...

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    Cliffhanger definition, a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment. See more.

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    cliffhanger meaning, definition, what is cliffhanger: a situation in a story, film, or competi...: Learn more.