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English to English noun
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a final climactic stage |
• their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development
source: wordnet30
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(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon | source: wordnet30
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the decisive moment in a novel or play |
• the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
source: wordnet30 source: wordnet30
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The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit. | source: webster1913
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