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English noun: climax | |||
| 1. | climax (event) the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding | ||
| Samples | The climax of the artist's career. In the flood tide of his success. | ||
| Synonyms | flood tide | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | juncture, occasion | ||
| 2. | climax (communication) the decisive moment in a novel or play | ||
| Samples | The deathbed scene is the climax of the play. | ||
| Synonyms | culmination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instant, minute, moment, second | ||
| Part meronym | story | ||
| 3. | climax (act) the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse | ||
| Synonyms | coming, orgasm, sexual climax | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consummation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | male orgasm | ||
| 4. | climax (state) the most severe stage of a disease | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degree, level, point, stage | ||
| 5. | climax (communication) arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rhetorical device | ||
English verb: climax | |||
| 1. | climax (change) end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage | ||
| Samples | The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace. | ||
| Synonyms | culminate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crown, top | ||
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