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culmination

noun

A concluding action

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Word length
11
Starts with
C
Ends with
N
Contains
UL
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. A concluding action

noun

  1. The decisive moment in a novel or play

    “The deathbed scene is the climax of the play”

noun

  1. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

noun

  1. A final climactic stage

    “Their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development”

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The deathbed scene is the climax of the play
Their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development

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