Dictionary Entry
culmination
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌkʌl.mɪnˈeɪ.ʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (4.32)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
In a Sentence
“The culmination of years of research was the discovery of a new cure.”
Published Usage Examples
“This was truer than Judis realized, for he seemed not quite to grasp that a culmination is the reaching of the highest point.”
“The iPad, which they called the culmination of an approach that he has seemingly been perfecting for his entire career.”
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Origin
From Latin 'culmen' meaning 'top, peak, summit'.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “culmination”
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