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DEUS EX MACHINA
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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
Sense 1
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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