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Noun: peripety  pu'ri-pi-tee
  1. A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)
    - peripeteia, peripetia

Derived forms: peripeties

Type of: surprise, turn-up [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Peripety

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