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climax 1. a decisive moment in a dramatic or other work 2. Ecology the stage in the development of a community during which it remains stable under the prevailing environmental conditions 3. (esp in referring to women) another word for orgasm climax [′klī‚maks] (ecology) A mature, relatively stable community in an area, which community will undergo no further change under the prevailing climate; represents the culmination of ecological succession. 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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| THERE is a climax to everything, to every state of feeling as well as to every position in life. If I were to plead anything in mitigation of the preposterous fancy that a bad design will sometimes claim to be a good and an expressly religious design, it would be the curious coincidence that it has been brought to its climax in these pages, in the days of the public examination of late Directors of a Royal British Bank. Sometimes (generally, in Comedy) the Main Climax is identical with the Outcome; sometimes (regularly in Tragedy) the Main Climax is a turning point and comes near the middle of the story. |
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