peripeteia
Because it is a word with a single syllable, peripeteia is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofperipeteia
- A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy.
- (by extension) Any sudden change in circumstances; a crisis.
- A turning point in psychosocial development.
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