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culmination
(,k/@/lm/@/'n/eI//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • a final climactic stage(noun.time)
    Example:
    Their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development.
    Synonym:
    apogee
    source: wordnet30
  • (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • the decisive moment in a novel or play(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    climax
    source: wordnet30
  • a concluding action(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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