Hypertext Webster Gateway: "culmination"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Culmination \Cul"mi*na"tion\ (k[u^]l`m?-n?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.
culmination]
1. The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by
a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit.
2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory,
power, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
culmination
n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a
culmination of centuries of development" [syn: {apogee}]
2: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene
is the climax of the play" [syn: {climax}]
3: a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {closing}, {windup},
{mop up}]
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