Deus ex machina

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deus ex machina
n. someone or something which unexpectedly comes to the rescue at the last moment (especially in a book or play)


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Deus ex machina
The phrase deus ex machina (Latin (literally "god out of a machine") describes an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot (e.g. an angel suddenly appearing to solve problems).
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deus ex machina
Noun
1. any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve and insoluble difficulty
(hypernym) causal agent, cause, causal agency


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Deus ex Machina
deus ex machina, someone or something which comes to the rescue at the last moment

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deus ex machina (m)
n. deus ex machina, someone or something which comes to the rescue at the last moment

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