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climax

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  1. summit                
 
1. cli.max \'kli--.maks\ n [L, fr. Gk klimax ladder, fr. klinein to lean] 
   1: a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged 
    in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness 2a: the highest point : 
   CULMINATION  2b: the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning 
   point in the a ction (as of a play) 2c: ORGASM, MENOPAUSE  3: a relatively 
   stable stage or community achieved by a population of plant s or animals 
   through successful adjustment to an environment
2. climax vi : to come to a climax to bring to a climax