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climax | arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness | |
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climax, flood tide | the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding | |
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culminate, climax | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage | |
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climax, culmination | the decisive moment in a novel or play | |
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climax, coming, orgasm, sexual climax | the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse | |
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climax | the most severe stage of a disease |