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verbend, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
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nounthe moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
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nounthe highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
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nounthe decisive moment in a novel or play
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nounarrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulnesstype of:
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nounthe most severe stage of a disease
Examples of climax
- "the climax of the artist's career"
- "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"