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peripeteia meaning and definition

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PERIPETEIA noun

Definition of peripeteia (noun)

  1. a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)
    • "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling"
    • synonyms: peripetia, peripety
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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