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Climax - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Climax : (noun)
1: the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or
developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's
career"; "in the flood tide of his success" [syn: flood
tide]
2: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene
is the climax of the play" [syn: culmination]
3: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
[syn: orgasm, sexual climax, coming]
4: the most severe stage of a disease
5: arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
(verb)
1: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The
meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: culminate]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Climax : \Cli"max\, n. [L., from Gr. ? ladder, staircase, fr. ? to
make to bend, to lean. See Ladder, Lean, v. i.]
1. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.
--Glanvill.
2. (Rhet.) A figure in which the parts of a sentence or
paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises
above its predecessor in impressiveness.
``Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience,
and experience hope'' -- a happy climax. --J. D.
Forbes.
3. The highest point; the greatest degree.
We must look higher for the climax of earthly good.
--I. Taylor.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Climax, CO
Zip code(s): 80429
Climax, GA (city, FIPS 16908)
Location: 30.87562 N, 84.43125 W
Population (1990): 226 (103 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 31734
Climax, KS (city, FIPS 14275)
Location: 37.71928 N, 96.22356 W
Population (1990): 57 (34 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67137
Climax, KY
Zip code(s): 40456
Climax, MI (village, FIPS 16440)
Location: 42.23945 N, 85.33703 W
Population (1990): 677 (229 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49034
Climax, MN (city, FIPS 11962)
Location: 47.60679 N, 96.81227 W
Population (1990): 264 (120 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Climax, NC
Zip code(s): 27233
Climax, NY
Zip code(s): 12042
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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