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| cli·max [ kl màks ] |
noun (plural cli·max·es) |
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1. key moment: the most important or exciting point in something such as an event or a story
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2. physiology orgasm: a sexual orgasm
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3. literature ever-intensifying sequence of phrases: a sequence of phrases or sentences, each more forceful or intense than the last, or the conclusion of such a sequence
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4. ecology final stage in ecological community's development: a late or final stage in the development of an ecological community in which the composition of plants and animals is relatively stable and well matched to environmental conditions
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verb (past and past participle cli·maxed, present participle cli·max·ing, 3rd person present singular cli·max·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb reach key point: to reach the most important or exciting point in something such as an event or a story, or bring something to its most important or exciting point
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2. intransitive verb physiology have orgasm: to have a sexual orgasm
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| [Mid-16th century. Via late Latin< Greek klimax "ladder, progression"] |
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