Meaning Of The Word Anagnorisis

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What's The Definition Of Anagnorisis?

anagnorisis in American English
noun: the critical moment of recognition or discovery, esp. preceding peripeteia

anagnorisis in British English
noun: (in Greek tragedy) the recognition or discovery by the protagonist of the identity of some character or the nature of his or her own predicament, which leads to the resolution of the plot; denouement

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