climactic

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cli·mac·tic (kl

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adj.

Relating to or constituting a climax.

cli·macti·cal·ly adv.

climactic [klaɪˈmæktɪk], climactical

adj

consisting of, involving, or causing a climax

climactically adv

Usage: See at climate

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Adj.

climactic - consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development"

anticlimactic - coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot; "everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic"

climactic

adjective crucial, central, critical, peak, decisive, paramount, pivotal the film's climactic scene

Translations

climactic [klaɪˈmæktɪk] ADJ → culminante

climactic

adj the conclusion was climactic in the extreme → der Schluss war ein absoluter Höhepunkt; a climactic scene → ein Höhepunkt

climactic [klaɪˈmæktɪk] adj → culminante

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