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climactic

 
/klaɪˈmæktɪk/ adjective [always before noun] literary

Translation

A climactic event or time is one in which important or exciting things happen.
can alıcı/en kritik olay veya dönem, zaman
a climactic moment in history1062
(Definition of climactic adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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