Denouement and Opening

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Denouement noun - The outcome of a complex sequence of events.

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Opening is an antonym for denouement in end result topic.

Opening noun - A favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place.

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Denouement is an antonym for opening.

Nearby Words: open, openness, opened, opener

long	long denouement	long opening
short	short denouement	short opening
actual	actual denouement	actual opening
entire	entire denouement	entire opening
Other adjectives: real, big, final, different.

Gilbert and Sullivan: Thaniel and Mori meet the duo, and the denouement takes place at the grand opening of The Mikado.

Source: Literature / The Watchmaker Of Filigree Street
Bookends: Almost; the opening scene of A Desert Called Peace is the start of the denouement in Carnifex.

Source: Literature / Carrera's Legions

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