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denouement

de.noue.ment \.da--.nu:-'ma:n, da--'nu:-.ma:n\ n [F de`nouement, lit., 
   untying, fr. MF desnouement, fr. desnouer] to untie, fr. OF desnoer, fr. 
   des- de- + noer to tie, fr. L nodare, fr. nodus knot 1: the final outcome 
   or unraveling of the main dramatic complication in a l iterary work 2: the 
   outcome of a complex sequence of events