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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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