Definition & Meaning of "culmination"in English

Culmination

a concluding action

the highest or most advanced point reached after a period of development or effort

acme

apex

apogee

climax

height

Grammatical Information

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Plural form

culminations

Examples

The grand ceremony was the culmination of months of hard work and preparation.

the decisive moment in a novel or play

(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

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culmination

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