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Added 9 October 2026

culmination

/ˌkʌl.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ noun

Latin root: culminatus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about culmination at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A final climactic stage.
their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development
(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon.
The decisive moment in a novel or play.
the deathbed scene is the climax of the play

Origin

Borrowed from French culmination, from culminer, or from Medieval Latin culminatus + -tion. Morphologically culminate + -ion.

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