Noun
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arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
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the most severe stage of a disease
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the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
- sexual climax -
the decisive moment in a novel or play
"the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
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the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
"the climax of the artist's career"
"in the flood tide of his success"
- flood tide
Verb
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end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
"The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"