English

Etymology
From cliff + hang + -er, evoking the image of someone left hanging from a cliff, thereby having an uncertain fate.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-cliffhanger.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
cliffhanger

1. An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, to create suspense

#:w:Stephen King|Stephen King's novel w:The Waste Lands|The Waste Lands ended in a terrible cliffhanger.

Translations
trans-top|an ending or stopping point
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Japanese: �破� (jo-ha-kyū)
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pl:cliffhanger
vi:cliffhanger

• 2007-06-03 18:06 - AutoFormat - -{{top}} +{{trans-top|an ending or stopping point}}

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