Denouement - English meaning

noun

The action of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.

Usage examples:

Please advise us if you require further clarification

noun

An explanation or more details that makes something clear or easier to understand

Usage examples:

Some further clarification of your position is needed.

noun

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.

Usage examples:

She was nearing the climax of her speech

verb

Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.

Usage examples:

The day climaxed with a gala concert

noun

The most important or exciting part in the development of a story or situation, which usually happens near the end

Usage examples:

The novel built to a shattering climax, leaving me breathless., a late season hurricane on october …

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Usage examples:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Usage examples:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

noun

The concluding passage of a piece or movement, typically forming an addition to the basic structure.

Usage examples:

The first movement ends with a fortissimo coda

noun

A piece of music at the end of a longer piece of music, usually separate from the basic structure

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The coda is often more technically difficult than the rest of the piece.

noun

The final or extra part of a speech, event, or piece of writing

Usage examples:

Coda to in a coda to the main exhibition are various works that were once attributed to rembrandt.

noun

The end or finish of an event, process, or text.

Usage examples:

The conclusion of world war two

noun

A decision made after a lot of consideration

Usage examples:

Dr. gille couldn’t reach any conclusions based on the symptoms i described., [ + that clause ] we c…

noun

A decision or judgment that is made after careful thought

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The findings and conclusions of the report are simply guidelines, not rulings., reach/come to/draw …

noun

The highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.

Usage examples:

The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation

noun

The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point

Usage examples:

Winning first prize was the culmination of years of practice and hard work., the book was a fitting…

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

Usage examples:

The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Usage examples:

When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

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Dividend

noun

An end or final part of something.

Usage examples:

The ending of the cold war

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Usage examples:

When the war ended, policy changed

noun

The last part of a process, esp. the way in which something stops existing

Usage examples:

The movie’s ending is so romantic!, to make “dog” plural, you add the ending “-s.”

noun

A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.

Usage examples:

The meaning of the book's title is revealed in the epilogue

noun

A speech or piece of text added to the end of a play or book, often giving a short statement about what happens to the characters after the play or book finishes

noun

A speech or piece of text that is added to the end of a play or book, often giving a short statement about what happens to the characters after the play or book finishes

noun

The last part of a piece of music, an entertainment, or a public event, especially when particularly dramatic or exciting.

Usage examples:

The finale of beethoven's ninth symphony

noun

The last part of something, esp. a musical or theater performance

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A grand finale

noun

The last part of a musical or theatre performance or a film, especially when this is very exciting or emotional

Usage examples:

Grand finale all the dancers come on stage during the grand finale., in summer, outdoor concerts, f…

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Usage examples:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

Usage examples:

[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

noun

A firm decision to do or not to do something.

Usage examples:

She kept her resolution not to see anne any more

noun

The act of solving a problem or finding a way to improve a difficult situation

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[ c ] negotiators are working tirelessly for a swift resolution of this crisis., the chairing offic…

noun

A formal statement on which people in an organization vote, or the decision taken as a result of this vote

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Approve/adopt a resolution shareholders were asked to approve a resolution to create a special voti…

noun

A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.

Usage examples:

There are no easy solutions to financial and marital problems

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances

verb

Undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads).

Usage examples:

There are some threads that once pulled unraveled the whole sweater.

Present participle of unravel

idiom

Finally be or do something

idiom

Coil the spring of a device by turning a stem

phrasal verb

Make a clock or other device operate by turning a handle or key.

Usage examples:

He wound up the clock every saturday night