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climax

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1. climax - Noun

2. climax - Verb

3. Climax - Proper noun

Meaning

Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.

A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness.

The highest point; the greatest degree.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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the deathbed scene is the climax of the play Source: Internet

the climax of the artist's career Source: Internet

in the flood tide of his success Source: Internet

The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace Source: Internet

A child prodigy of exceptional talents, Francisco was dubbed the "climax" of the d'Anconia line, an already prestigious family of skilled industrialists. Source: Internet

According to the art historian Linda Siegel, the design of the altarpiece is the "logical climax of many earlier drawings of his which depicted a cross in nature's world." Source: Internet

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