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climactic

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cli⋅mac⋅tic

  [klahy-mak-tik]
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–adjective
pertaining to or coming to a climax: the climactic scene of a play.
Also, cli⋅mac⋅ti⋅cal.

Origin:
1870–75; from climax, perh. on model of syntax, syntactic

Related forms:
cli⋅mac⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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cli·mac·tic   (klī-māk'tĭk)   
adj.  Relating to or constituting a climax.
cli·mac'ti·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

climactic 
1872, from climax, apparently on the analogy of syntax/syntactic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cli·mac·tic
Pronunciation: klI-'mak-tik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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