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cliff-hang⋅er

  [klif-hang-er]
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–noun
1. a melodramatic adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
2. a situation or contest of which the outcome is suspensefully uncertain up to the very last moment: The game was a cliff-hanger, but our team finally won.
Also, cliffhanger.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism
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cliff·hang·er   (klĭf'hāng'ər)   
n.  
  1. A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense.
  2. A suspenseful situation occurring at the end of a chapter, scene, or episode.
  3. A contest so closely matched that the outcome is uncertain until the end.
cliff'hang'ing adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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