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culmination
Found in thesaurus: phase, stage, celestial point, second, moment, instant, minute, conclusion, ending, termination
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culmination
n.
climax, highest point; completion, final action, concluding action
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Culmination
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culmination
Noun
1. a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
(synonym) apogee
(hypernym) phase, stage
(derivation) culminate
2. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
(hypernym) celestial point
(derivation) culminate
(classification) astronomy, uranology
3. the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
(synonym) climax
(hypernym) moment, minute, second, instant
(part-holonym) story
(derivation) culminate
4. a concluding action
(synonym) completion, closing, windup, mop up
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) consummation
(derivation) culminate, climax
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culmination
nf.
culmination, highest point
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culmination
n.
vyvrcholení; završení
