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convolution

 noun
     
con‧vo‧lu‧tion [countable usually plural]
1 the complicated details of a story, explanation etc, which make it difficult to understand
convolution of
the endless convolutions of the plot
2 a fold or twist in something which has many of them
convolution of
the many convolutions of the small intestine
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