Meaning
Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest excitement.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English climax Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English climactic From climax + -ic on analogy of syntactic.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: