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anagnorisis

[ an-ag-nawr-uh-sis, -nohr- ]

noun

, plural an·ag·no·ri·ses [an-ag-, nawr, -, uh, -seez, -, nohr, -].
  1. (in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia.


anagnorisis

/ ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs /

noun

  1. (in Greek tragedy) the recognition or discovery by the protagonist of the identity of some character or the nature of his own predicament, which leads to the resolution of the plot; denouement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of anagnorisis1

1790–1800; < Latin < Greek, equivalent to anagnōrí ( zein ) to know again ( ana- ana- + gnōr-, cognate with Latin -gnōr- in ignōrāre to ignore + -izein -ize ) + -sis -sis; perhaps gnōr- from adj. derivative *gnō-ró- knowing
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anagnorisis1

from Greek: recognition
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Example Sentences

Now then for anagnorisis, comic peripeteia, division into acts, and the rest of the wallet!

Il Lasca, who deserves great credit for his perspicacity, carried on an unremitting warfare against the comedy of anagnorisis.

It was often associated with the anagnorisis or recognition.

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