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Peripetia

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances, especially in a literary work

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Peripetias
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Peripetia's
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Peripetias'