culmination > define
noun
- A final climactic stage.
- usage: "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
- synonyms: apogee
- Astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon. (
- The decisive moment in a novel or play.
- usage: "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
- synonyms: climax
- A concluding action.
- synonyms: completion, closing, windup, mop up
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