cliffhanger

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Noun cliffhanger has 2 senses

cliffhanger - a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
--₁ is a kind of contest, competition
cliffhanger - an episode that ends in suspense
--₂ is a kind of episode, installment, instalment