01 n. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.
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Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.
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2.
A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness.(Rhet.)““Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience, and experience hope” -- a happy climax.” — J. D. Forbes.
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The highest point; the greatest degree.“We must look higher for the climax of earthly good.” — I. Taylor.
Phrases & compounds
To cap the climax —
to surpass everything, as in excellence or in absurdity.