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cli·mac·tic
/
klaɪˈmæk
tɪk
/
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[
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
, perhaps on model of
syntax
,
syntactic
Related forms
cli·mac·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
non·cli·mac·tic,
adjective
non·cli·mac·ti·cal,
adjective
un·cli·mac·tic,
adjective
Can be confused:
climactic,
climatic
.
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climactic
or
climactical
(klaɪˈmæktɪk, klaɪˈmæktɪk
ə
l)
—
adj
consisting of, involving, or causing a climax
climactical
or
climactical
—
adj
cli'mactically
or
climactical
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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climactic
1872, from climax, apparently on the analogy of syntax/syntactic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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