culmination

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culmination

/ˌkʌl.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ UK
/ˌkʌl.məˈneɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
/ˌkal.mɪˈnæɪ.ʃən/ Australia

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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Borrowed from French culmination, from culminer, or from Medieval Latin culminatus + -tion. Morphologically culminate + -ion.

noun culminations

countable, uncountable The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
Canada, UK, countable, uncountable An endpoint arrived at after some series of actions or events, or some period, usually after the series or period has ended. The sum of something. The culmination of this lead happened in 1998 when an informant came forward with details that tied the suspects to a specific disposal location.
US, countable, uncountable An attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
US, countable, uncountable A ceremony marking the completion of studies at an elementary school, middle school or junior high school.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: apogee, mop up, climax, closing, windup, completion, zenith, apex, endpoint, crystallization, summit, vertex, highlight, peak, height, pinnacle

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noun astronomy: attainment of the highest point

Deutsch	Gipfelpunkt
Ελληνικά	μεσημβρινή διάβαση mesimvriní diávasi
Русский	кульмина́ция kulʹminácija

noun arrival of the highest pitch of glory

Deutsch	Höhepunkt
Русский	кульмина́ция kulʹminácija, зени́т zenít

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@misc{culmination_2026,
  title = {culmination},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/culmination},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}