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peripeteia
[ per-uh-pi-tahy-uh, -tee-uh ]
noun
- a sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, especially in a literary work.
peripeteia
/ pəˈrɪpətɪ; -ˈtɪə; ˌpɛrɪpɪˈtaɪə /
noun
- (esp in drama) an abrupt turn of events or reversal of circumstances
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Derived Forms
- ˌperipeˈteian, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peripeteia1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peripeteia1
C16: from Greek, from peri- + piptein to fall (to change suddenly, literally: to fall around)
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Example Sentences
Now then for anagnorisis, comic peripeteia, division into acts, and the rest of the wallet!
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