a climactic scene

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• climactic, climatic — Climactic pertains to climax, the final and most forceful one of a series of ideas or events: The duel was the climactic scene of the drama. Climatic pertains to climate, or weather conditions: Edith likes climatic conditions in the Virgin… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• climactic, climatic, climacteric —    Climactic means appearing at a climax ( the climactic scene in a movie ); climatic means having to do with climate and weather ( the climatic conditions of the Brazilian rain forest ); climacteric is a noun signifying a time of important… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• climactic, climatic, climacteric —    Climactic means appearing at a climax ( the climactic scene in a movie ); climatic means having to do with climate and weather ( the climatic conditions of the Brazilian rain forest ); climacteric is a noun signifying a time of important… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• climactic, climatic, climacteric —    Climactic means appearing at a climax ( the climactic scene in a movie ); climatic means having to do with climate and weather ( the climatic conditions of the Brazilian rain forest ); climacteric is a noun signifying a time of important… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• scène à faire — /sen a fārˈ or ferˈ/ noun The climactic scene in a play or opera ORIGIN: Fr, scene of action …   Useful english dictionary

• climactic —  , climatic, climacteric  Climactic means appearing at a climax ( the climactic scene in a movie ); climatic means having to do with climate and weather ( the climatic conditions of the Brazilian rainforest ); climacteric is a noun signifying a… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• climactic — [[t]klaɪmæ̱ktɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A climactic moment in a story or a series of events is one in which a very exciting or important event occurs. [FORMAL] ...the film s climactic scene …   English dictionary

• climactic — adjective a climactic period of time or situation is one in which very important or exciting events happen: the hero, dodging bullets in the movie s climactic scene climate / klaImit/ noun (C) 1 a situation that exists at a particular time,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• climactic — adjective Date: 1870 of, relating to, or constituting a climax < the film s climactic scene > • climactically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• climactic — climactically, adv. /kluy mak tik/, adj. pertaining to or coming to a climax: the climactic scene of a play. Also, climactical. [1870 75; from CLIMAX, perh. on model of SYNTAX, SYNTACTIC] * * * …   Universalium

• scene — noun 1 place where sth happened ADJECTIVE ▪ accident, crash, crime, murder ▪ footprints found near the murder scene VERB + SCENE ▪ attend …   Collocations dictionary