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- Dictionarycliff·hang·er/ˈklifˌhaNGər/
noun
- 1. an ending to an episode of a serial drama that leaves the audience in suspense: "it will take more than outrageous cliffhangers to win the ratings wars"
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Plot device in which dramatic tension is left unresolved at the end of an episode of serialized fiction to entice the audience to return
A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode or a film of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is hoped to incentivize the audience to return to see how the characters resolve the dilemma. Wikipedia