/day'nooh mahonn"/ , n.
1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
2. the place in the plot at which this occurs.
3. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.
Also, dénouement .
[ 1745-55; dénouer to untie, OF desnoer ( des- DE- + noer to knot nodare, deriv. of nodus knot) + -ment -MENT ]
Syn. 3. solution, conclusion, end, upshot.