culmination
[ kuhl-muh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌkʌl məˈneɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or fact of culminating.
that in which anything culminates; the culminating position or stage; highest point; acme.
Astronomy. the position of a celestial body when it is on the meridian.
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SYNONYMS FOR culmination
OTHER WORDS FROM culmination
non·cul·mi·na·tion, nounWords nearby culmination
culmen, culmicolous, culmiferous, culminant, culminate, culmination, culminative, culo, culottes, culpa, culpability
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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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