anagnorisis

noun

Meaning

The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.

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Related words

dénouement(English)denouement(English)dénoûment(English)realization(English)head(English)falling action(English)discovery(English)reveal(English)peripeteia(English)oedipus(English)band(English)work(English)

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Sources

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