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Deus ex machina Moderate

Deus ex machina has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty

2

Any resolution to a story that does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and that is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, and presumably allows the author, director, or developer to end the story in the way that he or she desired.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
causal agent
Rhyming Words
ina vina rina lina sina tina pina mina eina jina bina dina gina kina nina fina zina aina elina amina
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