climax (n)
culmination (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def the decisive moment in a novel or play
examples the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
Outgoing links
Hypernym moment, minute, second, instant
Part holonym story
Derivationally related form culmination → culminate; culmination → culminate
Derivationally related form climax → climactic
Derivationally related form climax → climax
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Derivationally related form climactic → climax
Part meronym story
Hyponym moment, minute, second, instant
Derivationally related form climax → climax
Derivationally related form culminate → culmination; culminate → culmination

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