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climax
verb(cli-max)
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
Synonyms: culminate,
climax
noun(cli-max)
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
Synonyms: coming, orgasm, sexual climax,
climax
noun(cli-max)
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Synonyms: flood tide,
Examples:
The climax of the artist's career.
climax
noun(cli-max)
the decisive moment in a novel or play
Synonyms: culmination,
Examples:
The deathbed scene is the climax of the play.
climax
noun(cli-max)
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
climax
noun(cli-max)
the most severe stage of a disease

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