"deus ex machina" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈde.us ˈeks ˈmaː.kʰi.naː/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈd̪eʊs̠ ˈɛks̠ ˈmäːkʰɪnäː] [Classical-Latin], /ˈde.us ˈeks ˈma.ki.na/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈd̪ɛːus ˈɛks ˈmäːkinä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: deus ex māchinā [canonical, masculine], deī ex māchinā [genitive]
Etymology: Calque of Ancient Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēkhanês theós, literally “god from the machine”). Etymology templates: {{calque|la|grc|ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός|lit=god from the machine}} Calque of Ancient Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēkhanês theós, literally “god from the machine”) Head templates: {{la-noun|deus<2> ex māchinā}} deus ex māchinā m (genitive deī ex māchinā); second declension
  1. deus ex machina (deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in an inextricable situation) Tags: declension-2
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