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What does climax mean?

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Noun
  1. (rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
  2. (obsolete) An instance of such an ascending series.
  3. (now commonly) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series, particularly:
    1. (rhetoric) The final term of a rhetorical climax.
    2. (ecology) The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment.
    3. (narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
Verb
  1. To reach or bring to a climax
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