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Word: Culminate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in astronomy and astrology): from late Latin culminat- ‘exalted’, from the verb culminare, from culmen ‘summit’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkʌlmɪneɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
reach a climax or point of highest development
Short Definition:reach climax or point of highest development
Examples:- weeks of violence culminated in the brutal murder of a magistrate
Definition:
(of a celestial body) reach or be at the meridian
Short Definition:(of celestial body) reach or be at meridian
Examples:- the star culminates at midnight on about the 30th April
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