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dénouement

/deˈnuːmɑ̃/ UK
/ˌdeɪ.nuˈmɑnt/ US
/ˌdeɪ.nuˈmɑ̃/ US

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Unadapted borrowing from French dénouement (“resolution”, literally “unknotting”).

noun dénouements · denouement · dénoûment

countable, uncountable The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling. Emily was a great favourite with him; and he had always viewed the attachment, at whose dénouement between her and Lorraine, Lady Mandeville meant to preside, as a somewhat foolish romance.

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noun the conclusion or resolution of a plot

Español	desenlace
中文	結局 /结局 jiéjú, 收場 /收场 shōuchǎng
Português	desfecho
Deutsch	Auflösung, Ausgang, Ende, Entscheidung
Română	deznodământ
Русский	разга́дка razgádka, развя́зка razvjázka, исхо́д isxód, разреше́ние razrešénije

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"dénouement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/d%C3%A9nouement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"dénouement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/d%C3%A9nouement.

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@misc{de_nouement_2026,
  title = {dénouement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/d%C3%A9nouement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}