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   De·noue·ment

   /ˌdāno͞oˈmäN/

   

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   • 1. the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved: "the film's denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous" Similar finalefinal scenefinal actlast actepiloguecodaendendingfinishcloseculminationclimaxconclusionresolutionsolutionclarificationunravelinginformal:windupOpposite beginning
   • ▪ the climax of a chain of events, usually when something is decided or made clear: "I waited by the eighteenth green to see the denouement" Similar outcomeupshotconsequenceresultend resultendendingterminationculminationclimaxinformal:payoffdated:issuearchaic:successOpposite origin

   Word Origin mid 18th century: Frenchdénouement, from dénouer ‘unknot’.

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2. • • denouement (n.) "the solution of a mystery, the winding up of a plot, the outcome of a course of conduct," 1752, from French dénouement "an untying" (of plot), from dénouer "untie" (Old French desnouer) from des- "un-, out" (see dis-) + nouer "to tie, knot," from Latin nodus "a knot," from PIE root *ned- "to bind, tie." also from 1752
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   How do you pronounce denouement?

   • Dénouement can be spelled with or without the accent over the first "e." Here's how to pronounce dénouement: day-noo- moh It would be easy to think that the word "dénouement" is just a fancy way of saying "ending"—and in many ways, that's not far from the truth.

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   What does denouement mean in English?

   • dénouement (plural dénouements) (authorship, often figuratively) The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling . From dénouer (“to unknot”) + -ment, from Middle French desnouement, from the Old French verb desnoer (“to unknot”) + -ment, from the noun neu (“knot”), itself from Latin nōdus . dénouement m (plural dénouements)

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   What is a denouement in a story?

   • Dénouements serve many different purposes in a story. Here are some of the main reasons so many writers build their plots with a dénouement at the end: To allow time at the end of the story for tying up loose ends and answering questions that arose during the rising action. To provide the audience with a sense of closure.

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   What is an example of a denouement?

   • The dénouement often shows how the events of the story fit into the broader scheme of history or the lives of the main characters. For example, it might give the audience a sense of how the characters were changed by the story, and of what the future will hold for them.

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   Jul 23, 2018 · word-forming element of Latin origin meaning 1. "lack of, not" (as in dishonest ); 2. "opposite of, do the opposite of" (as in disallow ); 3. "apart, away" (as in discard ), from Old French des- or directly from Latin dis- "apart, asunder, in a different direction, between," figuratively "not, un-," also "exceedingly, utterly."

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     Bedeutung von denouement: Auflösung; "die Lösung eines...

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     Signification de denouement: dénouement; "La solution d'un...

   • 한국어 (Korean)

     denouement 뜻: 대단원; "미스터리의 해결, 줄거리의 정리, 행동 과정의 결과," 1752년...

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   From dénouer (“to unknot”) +‎ -ment, from Middle French desnouement, from the Old French verb desnoer (“to unknot”) + -ment, from the noun neu (“knot”), itself from Latin nōdus.

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   dénouement m (plural dénouements) 1. outcome 2. (theater) dénouement 3. (finance) act of unwinding a position

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   “dénouement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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   Etymology. French dénouement, literally, untying, from Middle French desnouement, from desnouer to untie, from Old French desnoer, from des- de- + noer to tie, from Latin nodare, from nodus knot — more at node. First Known Use. 1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Time Traveler.

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   The dénouement follows the story's falling action section, in which the tension stemming from the story's main conflict begins to wind down. The word "dénouement" comes from French, and literally means "unknotting." But a more faithful translation would be "outcome," "resolution," or "finale."

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   denouncing, adj. 1661–. denourishment, n. 1850–. densate, v. 1613–57. densation, n. 1615–1729. Browse more nearby entries. dénouement, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

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    Aug 31, 2023 · The denouement is the moment when all of the knots of a story are untied, […] But the denouement should not be confused with the end of a story.