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    [Noun]  | "coup de thé*âtre" | \ ˌkü-də-tā-ˈätrᵊ \


    1: a sudden sensational turn in a play; also : a sudden dramatic effect or turn of events

    2: a theatrical success


    Origin: 1747 ;

     French coup de théâtre, literally, stroke of theater;

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     [ "Coup de théâtre" ]

    1: 1) A sudden dramatic turn of events, especially in cinema; A climactic crescendo 2) (Archaic) a theatrical success

      * e.g.,  ... E.g.: I was enthralled by the coup de théâtre at the end plays 

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