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A Writer's Dictionary:

culminated Definition


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culminate
verb culminated, culminating
    tr & intr
    1. To reach the highest point or climax.
      Thesaurus: climax, peak, consummate, finish, conclude, close, terminate, end; Antonym: begin, start.
      Form: culminate in something (often)
      Form: culminate with something
    intr
    2. astron.
      Said of a heavenly body: to cross the meridian.
    3. To bring something to its highest point.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin culminare, from culmen top or summit.



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