CLIMAXES

Noun

climaxes

plural of climax

Verb

climaxes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


CLIMAX

Cli"max, n. Etym: [L., from Gr. Ladder, Lean, v. i.]

1. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent. Glanvill.

2. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure of which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each sicceeding one rise "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. To cap the climax, to surpass everything, as in excellence or in absurdity. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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