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denouement

de·noue·ment [ dàynoo mN ] (plural de·noue·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. final revelation: a final part of a story or drama in which everything is made clear and no questions or surprises remain

2. final stage: the final stage or climax of a series of events
the gripping denouement of the championship

[Mid-18th century. < French< dénouer "untie" < nouer "to tie" < Latin nodus "knot"]
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