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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
climactic /klʌɪˈmaktɪk/

▶adjective forming an exciting climax.

– derivatives
climactically adverb.

– origin C19: formed irregularly from climax + -ic, prob. influenced by climacteric.

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