English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Climax

Climax (v. i.)

Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.

Climax (v. i.)

A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness.

Climax (v. i.)

The highest point; the greatest degree.