Culmination Meaning
/ˌkʌl.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
nounAn 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.
Sentence Examples
This is the culmination of years of work.
This is the culmination of a long journey.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The wedding was the ____ of their years of planning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This is the ____ of years of work.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French culmination, from culminer, or from Medieval Latin culminatus + -tion. Morphologically culminate + -ion.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The wedding was the ____ of their years of planning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This is the ____ of years of work.