PERIPETY

Meaning of PERIPETY in English

noun (plural -ties) Date: 1753 peripeteia

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

PERIPETY — pəˈripəd.ē, ˈperəp- noun ( -es ) Etymology: French péripétie, from Greek peripeteia : peripeteia simply that peripety in either direction …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERIPETY — noun ( plural -ties ) Date: 1753 : peripeteia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERIPETY — [pe.rip.e.ty] n, pl -ties (1753): peripeteia
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PERIPETY — peripet|y BrE AmE pə ˈrɪp ət |i pe-, pɪ- AmE \ -ət̬ |i ▷ peripet|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PERIPETY — Pronunciation: p ə - ' ri-p ə -t ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -ties Date: 1753 : PERIPETEIA
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PERIPETEIA — /per'euh pi tuy"euh, -tee"euh/ , n. a sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, esp. in a literary work. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary