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Noun Concept
Categories: Poetics, Plot (narrative), Narratology, Articles with short description, Greek words and phrases
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peripeteia  peripetia  peripety  Parapatea  Perepetia
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A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) WordNet 3.0
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A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Peripeteia is a reversal of circumstances, or turning point. Wikipedia
Reversal of circumstances, turning point Wikidata
A turning point in psychosocial development. Wiktionary
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A peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
surprise
HAS KIND
preparation
payoff
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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peripeteia, peripetia, peripety
Wikipedia
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peripeteia
Wikidata
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peripeteia
Wiktionary
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peripeteia
Wikipedia Redirections
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Parapatea, Perepetia, Peripetia, peripety, Περιπετεῖα
Wikidata Alias
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peripety, the tables have turned

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