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per•i•pe•tei•a
Pronunciation: (per"u-pi-tī'u, -tē'u), [key]—
n.
a sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, esp. in a literary work.
Also,per"i•pe•ti'a,pe•rip•e•tyPronunciation: (pu-rip'i-tē). [key]Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.