climactic

[ klahy-mak-tik ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to or coming to a climax: the climactic scene of a play.

Origin of climactic

1
1870–75; from climax, perhaps on model of syntax, syntactic
  • Also cli·mac·ti·cal .

Other words from climactic

  • cli·mac·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·cli·mac·tic, adjective
  • non·cli·mac·ti·cal, adjective
  • un·cli·mac·tic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for climactic

climactic

climactical (klaɪˈmæktɪkəl)

/ (klaɪˈmæktɪk) /


adjective
  1. consisting of, involving, or causing a climax

climactic

Derived forms of climactic

  • climactically, adverb

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