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| 1. | [ verb ] end, esp. to reach a final or climactic stage | |
| Synonyms: | culminate | |
| Examples: | "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" |
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| Related terms: | end terminate crown completion | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the decisive moment in a novel or play | |
| Synonyms: | culmination | |
| Examples: | "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" |
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| Related terms: | moment story culminate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding | |
| Synonyms: | flood_tide | |
| Examples: | : "the climax of the artist's career" "in the flood tide of his success" |
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| Related terms: | juncture culminate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (sexuality) the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse | |
| Synonyms: | sexual_climax coming orgasm | |
| Related terms: | consummation male_orgasm come | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the most severe stage of a disease | |
| Related terms: | degree | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness | |
| Related terms: | rhetorical_device | |
| Similar spelling: |
clams climactic clumsy |
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