Latin definition for: climax, climacis

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. (also gradatio)
  2. rhetorical figure (gradual increase in force of expression)
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Literature, Schools
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)

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