Culmination Definition & Meaning

culmination
noun
  1. a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
  2. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
  3. the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
  4. a concluding action

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