cliffhanger
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˌklɪfˈhæŋ.ə(ɹ)/
cliffhanger (plural cliffhangers)
- (narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
- 2007, Hilary Hylton, "[http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1639352,00.html Filming Texas in a Good Light]," Time, 2 Jul.:
- Back in the early 80s, the hit series Dallas kept the nation guessing with its season-ending cliffhanger "Who Shot J.R.?"
- 2007, Hilary Hylton, "[http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1639352,00.html Filming Texas in a Good Light]," Time, 2 Jul.:
- (by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
- 2008, Timothy Garton Ash, "Russia has run rings round the west ↗," Guardian (UK), 28 Feb. (retrieved 2 Feb. 2009):
- This presidential election is such a cliffhanger. Will it be the rising star Dmitry "Obamovich" Medvedev? Or the veteran Gennady "McCainovich" Zyuganov?
- 2008, Timothy Garton Ash, "Russia has run rings round the west ↗," Guardian (UK), 28 Feb. (retrieved 2 Feb. 2009):
- German: offenes Ende
- Portuguese: gancho
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