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noun
Alternative form of peripeteia (“sudden change in circumstances; crisis”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The third stage of a dream in Jungian theory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychoanalysis, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: peripeteia, peripetia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surprise
History
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