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cliffhanger

cliff·hang·er [ klíf hàngər ] (plural cliff·hang·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. ending left teasingly unresolved: an unresolved ending in a part of a serialized drama or book that leaves the audience or reader eager to know what will happen next

2. tense situation: a situation full of tension or suspense because it is not clear what will happen next

[< early serial films in which characters were left hanging off the edge of a cliff at the end of an episode]

cliff·hang·ing adjective
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