anagnorisis
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anagnorisis
- /ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs/
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις (anagnṓrisis), from ἀναγνωρίζειν (anagnōrízein, “to recognise, discover”).
noun anagnorises
- The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement. His heroines never have a true anagnorisis because the moral fault is never in themselves, only in outside conspirators.
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noun moment in the plot when a character makes a critical discovery
| Português | anagnórise |
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title = {anagnorisis},
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