deus ex machina

  • 61deus ex machina — /ˌdeɪʊs ɛks ˈmækənə/ (say .dayoos eks makuhnuh) noun an improbable, artificial, or unmotivated device for unravelling a plot, especially in drama. {Latin: god from a machine} …

  • 62deus ex machina —    This Latin phrase (meaning the god from the machine ) refers to the mechanical device in classical theatre by which a god was dramatically lowered to the stage to solve human problems. This phrase is used to indicate anyinvocation of the… …

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  • 63deus ex machina —    a god from a machine ; interference by divine power to set right a situation; any artificial method of solving difficulty …

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  • 64deus ex machina — de|us ex ma|chi|na sb. (fk.) (uventet person el. begivenhed der løser et problem) …

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  • 65Deus ex Machina — De|us ex Mạ|chi|na , der; , Dei̲ Plural selten <lateinisch, »Gott aus der [Theater]maschine«> (unerwarteter Helfer) …

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  • 66deus ex machina — n. an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, esp. in a play or novel. Etymology: mod.L transl. of Gk theos ek mekhanes, = god from the machinery (by which in the Greek theatre the gods were suspended above the stage) …

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  • 68Carmen Mc Callum Deus Ex Machina — Carmen McCallum Deus Ex Machina Deus Ex Machina 05e album de la série Carmen Mc Callum Scénario Fred Duval Dessin Stéphane Gess Coloriste Isabelle Rabarot Éditeur Delcourt …

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  • 69(a) deus ex machina — formal a way of ending a play or event that seems false and that involves problems being dealt with too easily. Shakespeare produces a very unsatisfying deus ex machina in The Winter s Tale when a statue of the queen comes to life …

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  • 70Deus ex — Éditeur Eidos Interactive Développeur Ion Storm Inc. (Austin) Concepteur …

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