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climax

/kˈlaɪˌmæks/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. noun

    the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

    the climax of the artist's career

  2. noun

    the decisive moment in a novel or play

    the deathbed scene is the climax of the play

  3. verb

    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

    The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace

  4. noun

    the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

  5. noun

    the most severe stage of a disease

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