péripétie

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περιπέτεια (peripéteia).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pe.ʁi.pe.si/

Noun

péripétie f (plural péripéties)

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

Further reading

“péripétie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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