peripetia

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And this metaphor in my head -- I got anagnorisis and peripetia on my chin.

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  1. That part of a drama in which the plot is unraveled and the whole concludes; the dénouement.

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  1. = French péripćtie = Spanish Portuguese peripecia = Italian peripezia, from New Latin peripetia, from Greek περιπέτεια, a turning right about, a sudden change, from περιπετής, falling around, from περιπίπτειν, fall around, from περί, around, + πίπτειν, fall.
 

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