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culmination

[kuhl-muh-ney-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act or fact of culminating.

  2. that in which anything culminates; the culminating position or stage; highest point; acme.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  3. Astronomy.the position of a celestial body when it is on the meridian.



culmination

/ ˌʌɪˈԱɪʃə /

noun

  1. the final, highest, or decisive point

  2. the act of culminating

  3. astronomy the highest or lowest altitude attained by a heavenly body as it crosses the meridian

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonculmination noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of culmination1

1625–35; < Medieval Latin ܱپō-, stem of ܱپō; culminate, -ion
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Wednesday's judgement was the culmination of a nine-year investigation that rocked the French antiques world.

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For Reeves this was the culmination of a planned strategy from the important technical changes she made to her borrowing rules at last year's Budget.

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She describes it as “a culmination of that finance stuff of Season 1 and the drama stuff of Season 3.”

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About 100 high school graduations and end-of-year culminations were scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, with graduation events continuing through June 16.

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For Ortiz, the Rehearsal represents something even deeper: a culmination of decades spent navigating survival, sacrifice and ambition.

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