Meaning of CLIMACTIC
| Pronunciation: | | klI'maktik
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| | Definition: | | [adj] consisting of or causing a climax; "a peak experience" |
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| | Synonyms: | | climactical, high, peak(a) |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cli*mac"tic\, a.
Of or pertaining to a climax; forming, or of the nature of, a
climax, or ascending series.
A fourth kind of parallelism . . . is still
sufficiently marked to be noticed by the side of those
described by Lowth, viz., climactic parallelism
(sometimes called ``ascending rhythm''). --S. R.
Driver.
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| Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | acmatic, apical, capital, chief, consummate, head, headmost, highest, maximal, maximum, meridian, meridional, overmost, paramount, preeminent, summital, supreme, tip-top, top, topmost, ultimate, upmost, uppermost, vertical, zenithal |
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