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- Dictionaryclimax/ˈklʌɪmaks/
noun
- 1. the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination: "she was nearing the climax of her speech" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax: "the day climaxed with a gala concert" Similar
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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 point : culmination. the climax of a distinguished career. b. : the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action (as of a play)
CLIMAX definition: 1. the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, especially when this happens near…. Learn more.
Climax definition: the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination. See examples of CLIMAX used in a sentence.
When something — like a movie or piece of music — reaches its most important or exciting part, that's the climax. A climax is a high point.
The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end. For Pritchard, getting a medal was the climax of her career. [ + of/to] It was the climax to 24 hours of growing anxiety. [ + to] The last golf tournament of the European season is building up to a dramatic climax.
CLIMAX meaning: 1. the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, especially when this happens near…. Learn more.
1. the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events: the party was the climax of the week. 2. (Theatre) a decisive moment in a dramatic or other work. 3. (Rhetoric) a rhetorical device by which a series of sentences, clauses, or phrases are arranged in order of increasing intensity. 4.
Climax definition: The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or progression; a culmination.
noun. /ˈklaɪmæks/ the most exciting or important event or point in time. to come to/reach a climax. Signing the peace agreement was the climax of his political career. The team’s 3–1 victory in the final provided a fitting climax to a great season. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
Climax definition: the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination. See examples of CLIMAX used in a sentence.
