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How to pronounce denouement in English?

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Type Words
Type of resolution, result, solution, solvent, answer
Type Words
Type of termination, final result, outcome, result, resultant

Examples of denouement

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In the denouement the nun of Monza, for her sins, is sealed alive in a dungeon.
From the time.com
The sci-fi denouement follows formula, but Drinkard's debut is thought-provoking.
From the fresnobee.com
Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee put on 43 to give the game a thrilling denouement.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The denouement leads to an explosive confrontation before sliding into neutral.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
For the symbolic denouement, the Phils got two men on with two outs in the ninth.
From the washingtonpost.com
The denouement was jarring in its swift resolution and therefore a bit surreal.
From the time.com
There is no rush to peak with an equally quick and often unsatisfying denouement.
From the washingtonpost.com
It turns into a very modern tragedy, with a denouement worthy of a Greek myth.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Our family life is always filled with drama, climax and denouement, and I love it.
From the democratandchronicle.com
More examples
  • The outcome of a complex sequence of events
  • The final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
  • Dramatic structure is the structure of a dramatic work such as a play or film. Many scholars have analyzed dramatic structure, beginning with Aristotle in his Poetics (c. 335 BCE). This article focuses primarily on Gustav Freytag's analysis of ancient Greek and Shakespearean drama.
  • The conclusion or resolution of a plot
  • (Also known as Falling Action.) A French word meaning "the unknotting." In literary criticism, it denotes the resolution of conflict in fiction or drama. ...
  • The final outcome or resolution in an intricate plot or set of circumstances.
  • A final scene or chapter that explains mysteries and straightens out misunderstandings between characters and the author and reader. The word means "unknotting" in French.
  • The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction.