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Grammar : Noun
Spell : per-uh-pi-tahy-uh, -tee-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɛr ə pɪˈtaɪ ə, -ˈti ə

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Définition of peripeteia

Origin :
  • also peripetia, 1590s, from Greek peripeteia "a turn right about; a sudden change" (of fortune, in a tragedy), from peri- "around" (see peri-) + stem of piptein "to fall" (see symptom).
  • As in turning point : noun critical juncture
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