DÉNOUEMENT

‖Dé′noue′ment″ (?), n. [[F. dénouement, fr. dénouer to untie; pref. dé- (L. dis-) + nouer to tie, fr. L. nodus knot, perh. for gnodus and akin to E. knot.]] 1. 1. The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance.
2. 2. The solution of a mystery; issue; outcome.