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climax (noun)

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  • climax — ► NOUN 1) the most intense, exciting, or important point of something. 2) an orgasm. ► VERB ▪ reach or bring to a climax. ORIGIN Greek klimax ladder, climax …   English terms dictionary

  • climax — noun 1 exciting/important event, point in time, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big, dramatic, exciting, explosive, grand, great, powerful, stunning, thrilling ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • climax — noun 1》 the most intense, exciting, or important point: a thrilling climax to the game. 2》 an orgasm. 3》 Rhetoric a sequence of propositions or ideas in order of increasing importance, force, or effectiveness of expression. 4》 Ecology the final… …   English new terms dictionary

  • climax basket — noun Etymology: climax “kind of plum”, probably from climax (I) : a small oblong veneer basket with rounded ends, a solid wood bottom, usually a veneer or wire handle across the midpoint, and sometimes a cover …   Useful english dictionary

  • climax — noun the climax of his career Syn: peak, pinnacle, height, high point, top, zenith, culmination Ant: anticlimax, nadir …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • climax — I UK [ˈklaɪmæks] / US [ˈklaɪˌmæks] noun [countable] Word forms climax : singular climax plural climaxes * 1) the most exciting or important moment in a story, event, or situation, usually near the end climax of/to: the climax to this season s… …   English dictionary

  • climax — cli|max1 [ klaı,mæks ] noun count * 1. ) the most exciting or important moment in a story, event, or situation, usually near the end: climax of/to: the climax to this season s divisional playoffs come to/reach a climax: The festival reached a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • climax — /ˈklaɪmæks / (say kluymaks) noun 1. the highest point of anything; the culmination. 2. that point in the drama in which it is clear that the central motive will or will not be successful. 3. Rhetoric a. a figure consisting in a series of related… …  

  • climax — {{11}}climax (n.) 1580s, in the rhetorical sense, from L.L. climax (gen. climacis), from Gk. klimax propositions rising in effectiveness, lit. ladder, from root of klinein to slope, from PIE root *klei to lean (see LEAN (Cf. lean) (v.)). The… …   Etymology dictionary

  • climax — I. noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek klimax, literally, ladder, from klinein to lean Date: circa 1550 1. a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness 2. a. the highest …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • climax — 1 noun (countable usually singular) 1 the most exciting or important part of a story or experience that normally comes near the end (+ of): the climax of an exciting expedition | reach a climax: The opera reaches its climax in the third act. 2 an …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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