Etymology

dénouement

Today it means: The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling. Full definition →

French dénouement
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromdénouement“resolution”
  2. English todaydénouement

Unadapted borrowing from French dénouement (“resolution”, literally “unknotting”).

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