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climacteric: see menopause menopause (mĕn`əpôz) or climacteric ..... Click the link for more information. . climacteric 1. another name for menopause 2. the period in the life of a man corresponding to the menopause, chiefly characterized by diminished sexual activity 3. Botany the period during which certain fruits, such as apples, ripen, marked by a rise in the rate of respiration climacteric [klī′mak·tə·rik] (physiology) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For centuries now, Britain's right little, tight little island has, by its exertions and its good sense, been spared the great climacterics which shook a country into transformation. |
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