climacteric

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Synonyms: climacteris, climacter, climactic, climacterics, climacterium

Antonyms: climacteris, climacter, climactic, climacterics, climacterium

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Adjective

1. Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
2. [[critical|Critical]] or [[crucial]]; [[decisive]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|medicine}} Relating to a period of physiological change during [[middle age]]; especially, [[menopausal]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
4. [[climactic|Climactic]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|botany}} {{q|of fruit}} That continues to [[ripen]] after being [[harvest]]ed.

Noun

1. A [[critical]] [[stage]] or [[decisive]] [[point]]; a [[turning point]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
2. A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place, calculated in different ways by different authorities (often identified as every seventh or ninth year). {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|medicine}} The [[period]] of [[life]] that leads up to and follows the end of [[menstruation]] in women; the [[menopause]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}

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