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Meaning of climax

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  climax
      n 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: {climax},
           {flood tide}]
      2: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene
         is the climax of the play" [syn: {climax}, {culmination}]
      3: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
         [syn: {orgasm}, {climax}, {sexual climax}, {coming}]
      4: the most severe stage of a disease
      5: arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
      v 1: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The
           meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: {culminate},
           {climax}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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