Denouement and Start

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

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Start is an antonym for denouement in end result topic.

Start noun - The point at which something begins.

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Denouement is an antonym for start in beginning topic.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

full	full denouement	full start
long	long denouement	long start
actual	actual denouement	actual start
real	real denouement	real start
Other adjectives: successful, big, slow, final.

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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