culmination 1
noundomain: time
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a final climactic stage
Examples
- 1.their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development
Synonyms
- apogee 1
a final climactic stage
Hypernym
phase 1
noun
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
EnglishDerivationally related form
culminate 2
verb
bring to a head or to the highest point
culminate 1
verb
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
culminate 3
verb
reach the highest or most decisive point
