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DEUS EX MACHINA

Dictionary entry overview: What does deus ex machina mean?

• DEUS EX MACHINA (noun)
The noun DEUS EX MACHINA has 1 sense:

1. any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty

Familiarity information: DEUS EX MACHINA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DEUS EX MACHINA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("deus ex machina" is a kind of...):

causal agency; causal agent; cause (any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)

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