CLIMAX
noun
MEANING:
1. The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or progression; a culmination.
2 . a. A series of statements or ideas in an ascending order of rhetorical force or intensity.
b. The final statement in such a series.
3. a. A moment of great or culminating intensity in a narrative or drama, especially the conclusion of a crisis.
b. The turning point in a plot or dramatic action.
5. A stage in ecological development in which a community of organisms, especially plants, is stable and
capable of perpetuating itself. Also called climax community.
tr. & intr.v. climaxed,
climaxing,
climaxes
To bring to or reach a climax.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
1. The climax of the novel.
2. The party was the climax of the week.
3. They did a series of charity events climaxing in a millennium concert.