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Noun Concept
Categories: Television terminology, Plot (narrative), Fiction, Words coined in the 1930s, Endings
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cliffhanger  cliff-hanger  Cliff hanger  cliffhanger ending  cliffhangers
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An episode that ends in suspense WordNet 3.0
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An episode that ends in suspense WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode or a film of serialized fiction. Wikipedia
Plot device as an ending of a fictional work. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Plot device in which dramatic tension is left unresolved at the end of an episode of serialized fiction to entice the audience to return Wikidata
An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense. Wiktionary
(narratology) an ending or stopping point. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
PART OF
OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT OR ACTION
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