climax
/ˈklaɪmæks/
noun
- 1
(originally rhetorical) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
- 2
An instance of such an ascending series.
- 3
The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
- 4
(now commonly) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series, particularly:
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verb
- 1
To reach or bring to a climax.
- 2
To orgasm; to reach orgasm.
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