/an'ag nawr"euh sis, -nohr"-/ , n. , pl. anagnorises /-seez'/ .
(in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or discovery, esp. preceding peripeteia.
[ 1790-1800; anagnorí ( zein ) to know again ( ana- ANA- + gnor-, c. L -gnor- in ignorare to IGNORE + -izein -IZE) + -sis -SIS; perh. gnor- from adj. deriv. * gno-ró- knowing ]