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Meanings of denouement in English

The conclusion or resolution of the plot in a play, film, or the like.

        Usage of denouement in English
        1
        The denouement of the drama at once grew up before my eyes.
        Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story
        2
        However, this was not some sort of denouement from his usually-abrasive stance.
        The South African
        3
        The denouement came in a way of which I had no prescience.
        The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 / Devoted t...
        4
        Like a whodunnit where the denouement is that it was natural causes.
        The Guardian
        5
        Yes, madame, a romance the denouement of which is in your hands.
        File No. 113
        6
        Men, women, and children gathered on the corners to witness the denouement.
        Beulah
        7
        How could all of those plots and interests meet and find denouement?
        Wired
        8
        What happens in the denouement is kind of up in the air.
        Rogues
        9
        As for myself, it is a tragical denouement of an absurd plot.
        Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
        10
        The denouement of the story of the radioactive Boy Scout is sad.
        The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
        11
        But there were no pat resolutions, nor any comforting moments of denouement.
        Wired
        12
        This was a gripping Masters denouement, with Woods playing a leading role.
        The Guardian
        13
        Michael Myers's earlier fleeting appearances are as memorable as the desperate denouement.
        The Irish Times
        14
        Could I bring it to any denouement whatever, either sooner or later?
        The Master of the World
        15
        The book says all plays end in crisis, denouement and catastrophe.
        Bab: A Sub-Deb
        16
        The denouement may be related most appropriately in the language of Mr. May:
        History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 /...
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