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climaxes
verb(climax)to bring to a climax
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verb(climax)to come to a climax
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noun(climax)a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness
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noun(climax)the highest point : culmination
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noun(climax)the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action (as of a play)
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noun(climax)the one of the ecological climaxes possible in a particular climatic area whose stability is directly due to the influence of climate
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noun(climax)an ecological climax resulting from soil factors and commonly persisting through cycles of climatic and physiographic change
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noun(climax)a sharp decline in stock prices for a short time on very heavy trading volume followed by a rally