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deus ex machina

noun

NAmE//ˌdeɪəs ɛks ˈmɑkɪnə//

, NAmE//ˌdeɪəs ɛksˈmækɪnə//

[singular] (literary)

an unexpected power or event that saves a situation that seems without hope, especially in a play or novel

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