cliffhanger
noun [C] /ˈklɪfˌhæŋ.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
› a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens: Many of Hitchcock's films are real cliffhangers. It looks as if the election is going to be a cliffhanger.Accounts and storiesSummaries and summarising
(Definition of cliffhanger noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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