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Peripety

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Noun

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'

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Peripety

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noun
(esp in drama) an abrupt turn of events or reversal of circumstances

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Peripety

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noun
a sudden change of fortune or reversal of circumstances, as in a drama
: also ˌperipeˈtia, peˈripety (pəˈrɪpəti ; pəripˈətē)

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Peripety

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n.
Peripeteia.

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