climax

  • 31climax — noun 1 exciting/important event, point in time, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big, dramatic, exciting, explosive, grand, great, powerful, stunning, thrilling ▪ …

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  • 32climax — n. 1) to come to, reach a climax 2) to bring smt. to a climax; to work up to a climax 3) to mark a climax 4) a dramatic, thrilling climax 5) a sexual climax 6) a climax to (the climax to our efforts) * * * [ klaɪməks] reach a climax thrilling… …

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  • 33climax — 01. Winning the silver medal at the World Championships was the [climax] of his athletic career. 02. At the [climax] of the music festival, all the top performers came out on stage together to play the last number. 03. A visit to Mecca was the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 34climax — I UK [ˈklaɪmæks] / US [ˈklaɪˌmæks] noun [countable] Word forms climax : singular climax plural climaxes * 1) the most exciting or important moment in a story, event, or situation, usually near the end climax of/to: the climax to this season s… …

    English dictionary

  • 35climax — cli|max1 [ˈklaımæks] n [C usually singular] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: Greek klimax ladder , from klinein to lean ] 1.) the most exciting or important part of a story or experience, which usually comes near the end →↑climactic climax of ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36climax — [[t]kla͟ɪmæks[/t]] climaxes, climaxing, climaxed 1) N COUNT: oft N of/to n The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end. For Pritchard, reaching an Olympics was the climax of her career... It was… …

    English dictionary

  • 37climax — /kluy maks/, n. 1. the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached its climax when he was elected president. 2. (in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum …

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  • 38climax — cli|max1 [ klaı,mæks ] noun count * 1. ) the most exciting or important moment in a story, event, or situation, usually near the end: climax of/to: the climax to this season s divisional playoffs come to/reach a climax: The festival reached a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39climax — /ˈklaɪmæks / (say kluymaks) noun 1. the highest point of anything; the culmination. 2. that point in the drama in which it is clear that the central motive will or will not be successful. 3. Rhetoric a. a figure consisting in a series of related… …

  • 40clímax — {{#}}{{LM C08978}}{{〓}} {{SynC09200}} {{[}}clímax{{]}} ‹clí·max› {{◆}}(pl. clímax){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Punto más alto o culminación de un proceso: • El mitin alcanzó su clímax cuando el presidente negó las acusaciones que se le habían… …

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