ˌdānüˈmäⁿ, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ also ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ sometimes dəˈnümənt or -ˌmänt; dānümäⁿ noun
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Etymology: French dénouement, literally, action of untying, from Middle French desnouement, from desnouer to untie (from Old French desnoer, from des- de- + noer to tie, knot, from Latin nodare, from nodus knot) + -ment — more at net
1. : the final outcome, result, or unraveling of the main dramatic complication in a play or other work of literature
many of the better stories are written round, rather than towards, their denouements — Times Literary Supplement
in the denouement the girl commits suicide
2. : the outcome or result of any complex situation or sequence of events
the whole devious development of Soviet-German relations until the final dramatic denouement of the treaty — Economist