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coup de thé⋅â⋅tre

  [kooduh tey-ah-truh ]
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–noun, plural coups de thé⋅â⋅tre  [kooduh tey-ah-truh ] . French.
1. a surprising or unexpected turn of events in a play.
2. a sensational and unexpected turn in the plot of a drama.
3. any theatrical trick intended to have a sensational effect.
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coup de thé·â·tre   (kōō' də tā-ä'trə)   
n.   pl. coups de théâtre (kōō')

  1. A sudden dramatic turn of events in a play.

  2. An unexpected and sensational event, especially one that reverses or negates a prevailing situation.


[French : coup, stroke + de, of + théâtre, theater.]
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