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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot.
  2. n. The events following the climax of a drama or novel in which such a resolution or clarification takes place.
  3. n. The outcome of a sequence of events; the end result.

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  1. n. alternative spelling of dénouement.

Etymologies

  1. French dénouement, from Old French desnouement, an untying, from desnouer, to undo : des-, de- + nouer, to tie (from Latin nōdāre, from nōdus, knot; see ned- in Indo-European roots). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • shevek I think it is unfortunate that dénouement has only six citations, while the word without the accent has 65. Jun 6, 2008

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