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CULMINANT

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cul⋅mi⋅nant

  [kuhl-muh-nuhnt]
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–adjective
culminating; topmost.
Origin:
1595–1605; < ML culminant- (s. of culmināns), prp. of culmināre to come to a peak. See culminate, -ant
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cul·mi·nant   (kŭl'mə-nənt)   
adj.  

  1. Being at the highest altitude.

  2. Reaching the highest point or degree; highest.

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