The Collaborative International Dictionary
D'enouement
D'enouement \D['e]`noue`ment"\, n. [F. d['e]nouement, fr. d['e]nouer to untie; pref. d['e]- (L. dis-) + nouer to tie, fr. L. nodus knot, perh. for gnodus and akin to E. knot.]
The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance.
The solution of a mystery; issue; outcome.