denouement

noun
🔊/ˌdeɪˈnuːmɒ̃/
🔊/ˌdeɪnuːˈmɑ̃ː/
(also dénouement)
(from French)
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  1. the end of a play, book, etc., in which everything is explained or settled; the end result of a situation(戏剧、小说等的)结局,收场;(事情的)结果Topics Film and theatrec2
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: French dénouement, from dénouer ‘unknot’.