"denouement" meaning in All languages combined

See denouement on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: denouements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} denouement (plural denouements)
  1. Alternative spelling of dénouement Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dénouement
    Sense id: en-denouement-en-noun-pqdtk373 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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