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  2. Deus ex machina - Wikipedia

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    Deus ex machina in Euripides' Medea, performed in 2009 in Syracuse, Italy; the sun god sends a golden chariot to rescue Medea.. Deus ex machina (/ ˌ d eɪ ə s ɛ k s ˈ m æ k ɪ n ə, ˈ m ɑː k-/ DAY-əs ex-MA(H)K-in-ə, [1] Latin: [ˈdɛ.ʊs ɛks ˈmaːkʰɪnaː]; plural: dei ex machina; 'God from the machine') [2] [3] is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is ...

  3. List of Latin phrases (D) - Wikipedia

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    Deus caritas est: God Is Love: Title and first words of the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI. For other meanings see Deus caritas est (disambiguation). deus ex machina: a god from a machine: From the Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēchanēs theós). A contrived or artificial solution, usually to a literary plot.

  4. List of calques - Wikipedia

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    deus ex machina calques ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apo mechanēs theos) (Latin: "god out of the machine", Greek: "out of the machine, god") insectus calques ἔντομον (entomon) ("insect", from words meaning "to cut into" in the respective languages) [60]

  5. Plot device - Wikipedia

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    The Latin phrase "deus ex machina" has its origins in the conventions of Greek tragedy, and refers to situations in which a mechane (crane) was used to lower actors playing a god or gods onto the stage at the end of a play. The Greek tragedian Euripides is notorious for using this plot device as a means to resolve a hopeless situation.

  6. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    For other meanings see Deus caritas est (disambiguation). deus ex machina: a god from a machine: From the Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēchanēs theós). A contrived or artificial solution, usually to a literary plot.

  7. He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s ...

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    The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York more than century after it was completed.

  8. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    deus ex machina A plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly resolved by an unexpected and seemingly unlikely occurrence, typically so much as to seem contrived. [36] deuteragonist dialect dialogic A work primarily featuring dialogue; a piece of, relating to, or written in dialogue. [15] dialogue dibrach diction

  9. The Spiritual Meaning of Dreaming About Your Ex ... - AOL

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    Woman dreaming about her ex. Breaking up is hard to do, even in the best of circumstances. However, say you did the work. You lit the candle, took the bubble bath, journaled and went to therapy.