climax

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Synonyms: climap, limax, climat, clima

Antonyms: climap, limax, climat, clima

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|originally|rhetoric}} A [[rhetorical device]] in which a [[series]] is [[arrange]]d in [[ascend]]ing [[order]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[instance]] of [[such]] an [[ascend]]ing [[series]].
3. {{lb|en|narratology}} The [[culmination]] of a [[narrative]]'s [[rising action]], the [[turning point]].
4. {{lb|en|now|_|commonly}} A [[culmination]] or [[acme]]: the [[last]] [[term]] in an [[ascend]]ing [[series]], ''[[particularly]]'':

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[reach]] or [[bring]] to a [[#Noun|climax]] (in any sense).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[form]] the climax to; to be the climax of.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|ecology}} Being a {{w|climax species}} or climax community of organisms; able to remain essentially unchanged (in terms of the portion of the species in its area it constitutes) as long as its site remains unchanged.<!--Being of a late or final stage in environmental succession???-->

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|village|in the {{w|Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18}},|p/Saskatchewan|c/Canada}}.
2. {{place|en|number of places|c/USA}}:

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