Climax

Cli´max

Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.

(Rhet.) A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness.

"Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience, and experience hope" - a happy climax.

- J. D. Forbes.

The highest point; the greatest degree.

We must look higher for the climax of earthly good.

- I. Taylor.

To cap the climax
to surpass everything, as in excellence or in absurdity.

Noun	1.	climax - the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success" Synonyms: flood tide
	2.	climax - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" Synonyms: culmination
	3.	climax - the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse Synonyms: orgasm, sexual climax, coming
	4.	climax - the most severe stage of a disease
	5.	climax - arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
Verb	1.	climax - end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" Synonyms: culminate

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