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cli·max noun \?kl?-?maks\
Definition of CLIMAX
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: a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness
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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) c : orgasm d : menopause
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: a relatively stable ecological stage or community especially of plants that is achieved through successful adaptation to an environment; especially : the final stage in ecological succession
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Examples of CLIMAX
The movie's climax is a fantastic chase scene.At the novel's climax, the main character finds herself face to face with the thief.the climax of her careerThe protest in May was the climax of a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
Origin of CLIMAX
Late Latin, from Greek klimax, literally, ladder, from klineinto leanFirst Known Use: circa 1550
Related to CLIMAX
Synonyms: climacteric, turning point, corner, landmark, milepost, milestone, watershed
Antonyms: bottom, nadir, rock bottom
Related Words: break, capper, clincher, crusher, highlight, topper; conversion, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transformation, turnabout, turnaround; boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, emergency, exigency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, zero hour
Near Antonyms: abyss, base, foot; minimum
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Rhymes with CLIMAX
addax, anthrax, banjax, beeswax, borax, broadax, coax, Colfax, death tax, earwax, flat tax, galax, hyrax, Lomax, lost wax, meat-ax, panchax, pickax, poleax, poll tax, relax, sales tax, sin tax, smilax, stamp tax, storax, styrax, surtax, syntax, thorax, toadflax[-]hide
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climaxverb
Definition of CLIMAX
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Examples of CLIMAX
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- The movie climaxes with a fantastic chase scene.
- The May protest climaxed a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
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First Known Use of CLIMAX
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