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Peripetia
see synonyms of peripetiaNoun
1. peripeteia, peripetia, peripety
a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)
Example Sentences:'a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Peripetia
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Peripetia
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