culminative

American  

[kuhl-muh-nay-tiv] / ˈkʌl məˌneɪ tɪv /

adjective

Linguistics.

1. (of stress or tone accent) serving to indicate the number of independent words or the important points in an utterance by assigning prominence to one syllable in each word or close-knit group of words.

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Etymology

Origin of culminative

culminate + -ive

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Example Sentences

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culminative

In the spring she began to gather from Anthony's letters—not from any one in particular but from their culminative effect—that he did not want her to come South.

From The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald

The culminative influences of hundreds of generations of civilization spoke in him here.

From Jan A Dog and a Romance by Norman Rockwell

A culminative interrogation point to add to his collection was her next lead.

From Lonesome Town by Ethel Dorrance

It was the consensus of opinion that it would be madness to attempt arrest during the culminative ceremonies.

From A Republic Without a President and Other Stories by Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson) Ward

Therefore the application of the culminative effect of interest accumulations is much dependent upon the sort of mine under consideration.

From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Herbert Hoover

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