climax

/หˆklaษชmรฆks/
noun
  1. 1

    (originally rhetorical) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.

  2. 2

    An instance of such an ascending series.

  3. 3

    The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.

  4. 4

    (now commonly) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series, particularly:

Antonyms

catacosmesis
verb
  1. 1

    To reach or bring to a climax.

  2. 2

    To orgasm; to reach orgasm.

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