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| de·us ex ma·chi·na [ dày əss eks mkinə ] |
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1. unconvincing character who resolves plot: an improbable character or unconvincing event used to resolve a plot
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2. god who resolves plot: in ancient Greek and Roman theater, a god introduced to resolve a complicated plot
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| [< modern Latin, "god from the machinery" (used in Greek theater to lower actors onto the stage)] |
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