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Word: Climacteric
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (in the sense ‘constituting a critical period in life’): partly via French climatérique, from Latin climactericus, from Greek klimaktērikos, from klimaktēr ‘critical period’, from klimax ‘ladder’ (see climax)
ˌklʌɪmakˈtɛrɪk
klʌɪˈmakt(ə)rɪk
a critical period or event
Short Definition:critical period or event
Examples:- the first major climacteric in twentieth-century poetry
the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline; (in women) menopause
Short Definition:menopause
Examples:- most women do not experience significant psychological problems at the climacteric
the ripening period of certain fruits such as apples, involving increased metabolism and only possible while still on the tree
Short Definition:ripening period of fruit
Examples:- ripening accompanied by a sharp rise in respiration, the so-called climacteric
Word: Climacteric
Speech Type: Adjective
ˌklʌɪmakˈtɛrɪk
klʌɪˈmakt(ə)rɪk
having extreme and far-reaching implications or results; critical
Short Definition:crucial or critical
Examples:- Britain must possess so climacteric a weapon in order to deter an atomically armed enemy
occurring at, characteristic of, or undergoing the climacteric; (in women) menopausal
Short Definition:relating to menopause
Examples:- every year adds new symptoms to climacteric syndrome
(of a fruit) undergoing a climacteric
Short Definition:ripening
Examples:- it doesn't ripen off the tree, being a climacteric fruit
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