de·us ex ma·chi·na
[dey-uh
s eks mah-kuh-nuh, dee-uhs eks mak-uh-nuh] 
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1.
(in ancient Greek and Roman drama) a god introduced intoa play to resolve the entanglements of the plot.
2.
any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficultiesof a plot.
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