"falling action" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: falling actions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} falling action (plural falling actions)
  1. (literature, drama) The events of a drama after the climax (or crisis) but before the denouement (or resolution). Wikipedia link: falling action Categories (topical): Drama, Literature

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