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culmination

[ kuhl-muh-ney-shuhn ]

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noun

the act or fact of culminating.
that in which anything culminates; the culminating position or stage; highest point; acme.
Synonyms: summit, peak, zenith, climax
Astronomy. the position of a celestial body when it is on the meridian.

culmination

/ ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

the final, highest, or decisive point
the act of culminating
astronomy the highest or lowest altitude attained by a heavenly body as it crosses the meridian

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noncul·mi·nation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of culmination¹

1625–35; < Medieval Latin culminātiōn-, stem of culminātiō; culminate, -ion

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Example Sentences

The announcement was the culmination of Trump’s longstanding campaign against climate science as a field.

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Fans who heard the record at a listening party in New York last week were ecstatic, calling Mayhem "a culmination of all her eras".

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It wasn't an “aha” moment for me, just a culmination of where my life went.

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The verdict was the culmination of a long-running conflict between Dodik and the international High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt.

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The attack was the culmination of a confrontation that began earlier when witnesses say the teens hit the man’s vehicle, police said.

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