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Meaning of cliffhanger




John Rene Plaut

cliffhanger
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CLIFFHANGER cliff anglilicism, cliff and HANGER, hanger, hanging. That is, hanging off the cliff, an expression used for the narrative technique called the final suspense, where the orotagonist (or a group) is placed in an extreme situation that drives the reader to continue reading avidly to know the outcome.

  



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