culmination
pronunciation
How to pronounce culmination in British English:
UK [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn]
How to pronounce culmination in American English:
US [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a final climactic stage
- (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
- the decisive moment in a novel or play
- a concluding action
Word Origin
- culmination (n.)
- 1630s, from French culmination, noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin culminare (see culminate). Originally a term in astronomy/astrology; figurative use is from 1650s.
Example
- 1. Gentlemen , the culmination of our great plan approaches fast .
- 2. Mehsud 's death is the culmination of an intense assassination campaign this year .
- 3. The nationalization marks the culmination of a monthslong battle between ypf and the kirchner government .
- 4. The weekend extravaganza was the culmination of years of collaboration between the two eco-friendly party groups .
- 5. The culmination of this metamorphosis was a wave of initial public offerings that began in 2005 .