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Definition of Culmination
1. Noun. A final climactic stage. "Their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
Exact synonyms: Apogee
Generic synonyms: Phase, Stage
Derivative terms: Culminate, Culminate, Culminate
Generic synonyms: Phase, Stage
Derivative terms: Culminate, Culminate, Culminate
2. Noun. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon.
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology
Generic synonyms: Celestial Point
Derivative terms: Culminate
Generic synonyms: Celestial Point
Derivative terms: Culminate
3. Noun. The decisive moment in a novel or play. "The deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
Exact synonyms: Climax
Group relationships: Story
Generic synonyms: Instant, Minute, Moment, Second
Derivative terms: Climactic, Climax, Culminate, Culminate
Group relationships: Story
Generic synonyms: Instant, Minute, Moment, Second
Derivative terms: Climactic, Climax, Culminate, Culminate
4. Noun. A concluding action.
Exact synonyms: Closing, Completion, Mop Up, Windup
Specialized synonyms: Consummation, Consummation, Finish, Finishing, Finalisation, Finalization, Follow-through, Follow-through, Graduation
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Ending, Termination
Derivative terms: Close, Close, Complete, Culminate, Mop Up, Wind Up
Specialized synonyms: Consummation, Consummation, Finish, Finishing, Finalisation, Finalization, Follow-through, Follow-through, Graduation
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Ending, Termination
Derivative terms: Close, Close, Complete, Culminate, Mop Up, Wind Up
Definition of Culmination
1. n. The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
Definition of Culmination
1. [n -S]
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