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PERIPETIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)
Example:
a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling
Synonyms:
peripeteia; peripetia; peripety
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("peripetia" is a kind of...):
surprise (a sudden unexpected event)
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