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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Culmination \Cul"mi*na"tion\ (k[u^]l`m?-n?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. culmination] 1. The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit. 2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: culmination n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" [syn: {apogee}] 2: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" [syn: {climax}] 3: a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {closing}, {windup}, {mop up}]
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