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Dénouement (3 syl.)

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The untying of a plot; the winding-up of a novel or play. (French dénouer, to untie.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Demon of Matrimonial Unhappiness
Demos (King)
Demosthenēs Lantern
Demurrage
Demy
Den
Denarius
Denizen
Dennis (John)
Dénouement
Denys (St.)
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Deo Juvante (Latin)
Deo, non Fortunâ (Latin)
Deo Volente
Deodand
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Dependence
Depinges