Usually means: Recognition of truth by protagonist.
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  1. anagnorisis: Merriam-Webster
  2. anagnorisis: Collins English Dictionary
  3. anagnorisis: Wordnik
  4. anagnorisis: Wiktionary
  5. anagnorisis: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Anagnorisis, anagnorisis: Dictionary.com
  7. Anagnorisis (Sariola), Anagnorisis (band), Anagnorisis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Anagnorisis: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. anagnorisis: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. Anagnorisis: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. anagnorisis: FreeDictionary.org
  12. anagnorisis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  13. anagnorisis: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. anagnorisis: Merriam-Webster

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noun:  The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.

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