péripétie

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περιπέτεια (peripéteia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.ʁi.pe.si/

Noun

péripétie f (plural péripéties)

  1. peripeteia (sudden change in circumstances)
  2. (by extension, in the plural) chain of unexpected events

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