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   Cli·max

   /ˈklīˌmaks/

   

   noun

   • 1. the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex: "the climax of her speech" Similar peakpinnacleheighthigh pointhighest pointsummittopacmezenithapexapogeeapotheosisculminationcrowning pointcrowncrestcrescendofinaledenouementhighlighthigh spotbest parthigh water markOpposite nadiranticlimax
   • ▪ an orgasm. Similar orgasmsexual climaxejaculation
   • ▪ the final stage in a succession in a given environment, at which a plant community reaches a state of equilibrium: "a mixed hardwood climax forest"
   • ▪ a sequence of propositions or ideas in order of increasing importance, force, or effectiveness of expression.

   verb

   • 1. culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax: "the day climaxed with a gala concert" Similar culminatepeakcome to a climaxreach a pinnaclecome to a crescendoresultendcome to a head
   • ▪ bring (something) to a climax: "the sentencing climaxed a seven-month trial"
   • ▪ have an orgasm. Similar have an orgasmreach/achieve orgasmejaculateinformal:comefeel the earth moveget one's rocks offcome offliterary:die

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in rhetoric): from late Latin, from Greek klimax ‘ladder, climax’. The sense ‘culmination’ arose in the late 18th century.

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   What does climax mean?

   • The meaning of CLIMAX is a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness. How to use climax in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Climax.

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   What is an example of a climax?

   • Here's a handful of examples that do contain at least three discrete words or clauses in order of increasing importance, which qualifies them as examples of climax: Let a man acknowledge his obligations to himself, his family, his country, and his God. Since concord was lost, friendship was lost; fidelity was lost; liberty was lost — all was lost.

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   What is the opposite of climax?

   • Because the grammatical structure of the clauses is identical, it is easer to see that the ideas in each successive clause grow in intensity and significance. The opposite of climax is a figure of speech called anticlimax. There are two different types of anticlimax.

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   What is a synonym for climax?

   • 1. summit, zenith, acme, apex. In Lists: Literature, more... Synonyms: turning point, corner, watershed, landmark, milestone, more... Collocations: the [book's, novel's, movie's, story's] climax, the [story, novel] climaxes when, missed the climax, more... And when the film the climax reaches (?)

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   What is the difference between Climax and apex?

   • climax implies the highest point in an ascending series. apex implies the point where all ascending lines converge. acme implies a level of quality representing the perfection of a thing. culmination suggests the outcome of a growth or development representing an attained objective. Noun The movie's climax is a fantastic chase scene.

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   What is the climax of an event?

   • The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment, near the end. Reaching an Olympics was the climax of her career. The event that climaxes a sequence of events is an exciting or important event that comes at the end. The demonstration climaxed two weeks of strikes.

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   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.

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