PERIPETEIA


Meaning of PERIPETEIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-pə-ˈtē-ə, -ˈtī- ]

noun

Etymology: Greek, from peripiptein to fall around, change suddenly, from peri- + piptein to fall — more at feather

Date: 1591

: a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation especially in a literary work

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