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Peripetia

nounid 163031·updated May 18, 2026
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a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances, especially in a literary work

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plural
Peripetias
possessive
Peripetia's
pluralpossessive
Peripetias'

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

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