CLIMACTIC

Meaning of CLIMACTIC in English

/ klaɪˈmæktɪk; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) ( of an event or a point in time ) very exciting, most important

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: formed irregularly from climax + -ic .

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CLIMACTIC — adjective Date: 1870 of, relating to, or constituting a climax , ~ally adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLIMACTIC — (ˈ)klī|maktik, -tēk sometimes klə̇ˈm- adjective also cli·mac·ti·cal -tə̇kəl, -ēk- Etymology: from climax, after such pairs as English syntax: syntactic, syntactical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLIMACTIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to a climax; forming, or of the nature of, a climax, or ascending series.
Английский словарь Webster
CLIMACTIC — — climactically , adv. /kluy mak"tik/ , adj. pertaining to or coming to a climax: the climactic scene of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLIMACTIC — adj. of the summit, of the peak; of the pinnacle, of the apex
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLIMACTIC — adjective Date: 1870 : of, relating to, or constituting a climax the film's climactic scene • cli·mac·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLIMACTIC — add. ·adj of or pertaining to a climax; forming, or of the nature of, a climax, or ascending series.
Webster English vocab
CLIMACTIC — [ klʌɪ'maktɪk ] ■ adjective forming an exciting climax. Derivatives ~ally adverb Origin C19: formed irregularly from climax + -ic …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CLIMACTIC — [cli.mac.tic] adj (1872): of, relating to, or constituting a climax -- cli.mac.ti.cal.ly adv
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLIMACTIC — climactic BrE AmE klaɪ ˈmækt ɪk ▷ climactic|ally ə l‿i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLIMACTIC — cli ‧ mac ‧ tic /klaɪˈmæktɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: climax ] forming a very exciting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLIMACTIC — adj. of or forming a climax. øøclimactically adv. [CLIMAX + -IC, perh. after SYNTACTIC or CLIMACTERIC]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLIMACTIC — adj. of or forming a climax. climactically adv. [ CLIMAX + -IC, perh. after SYNTACTIC or CLIMACTERIC ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLIMACTIC — adj. of or forming a climax. Derivatives: climactically adv. Etymology: CLIMAX + -IC, perh. after SYNTACTIC or CLIMACTERIC
Oxford English vocab
CLIMACTIC — A climactic moment in a story or a series of events is one in which a very exciting or important …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLIMACTIC — A ~ moment in a story or a series of events is one in which a very exciting or important …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CLIMACTIC — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The identity of the killer is revealed in the movie's climactic ending. EXAMPLES FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLIMACTIC — [adjective]The third movement of the symphony ends in a climactic crescendo (= has a loud and exciting ending).
Cambridge English vocab
CLIMACTIC — Synonyms and related words : acmatic, apical, capital, chief, consummate, head, headmost, highest, maximal, maximum, meridian, meridional, overmost, paramount, preeminent, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLIMACTIC — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
CLIMACTIC — adj. Climactic is used with these nouns: ↑ battle , ↑ confrontation , ↑ finale , ↑ moment , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLIMACTIC — adj. 25B6; adjective FINAL, ending, closing, concluding, ultimate; exciting, thrilling, gripping, riveting, dramatic, hair-raising; crucial, decisive, critical.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLIMACTIC — кульминационный
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CLIMACTIC — кульминационный
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CLIMACTIC — - climacteric климактерический
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CLIMACTIC — = climacteric климактерический
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CLIMACTIC — кульминационный
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CLIMACTIC — кульминационный
Англо-Русский словарь
CLIMACTIC — adj. Pronunciation: kl ī - ' mak-tik, kl ə - Function: adjective Date: 1870 : of, relating to, or constituting …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONFRONTATION — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full-scale , major , serious ▪ Their demands could lead to a serious ~ with management. ▪ …
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