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culminations

culminations is the plural of culmination.

Meaning of culmination

Noun

culmination (countable and uncountable, plural culminations)

  1. The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
  2. (Canada, UK) An 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.
    • The culmination of this lead happened in 1998 when an informant came forward with details that tied the suspects to a specific disposal location.2026 August 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “An Ohio Teen Vanished During a One-Mile Drive in 1994. Her Locked Car Was Found Hours Later”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026
  3. (US) An attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
  4. (US) A ceremony marking the completion of studies at an elementary school, middle school or junior high school.

Questions about culminations

What is culminations the plural of?
Culminations is the plural of culmination.

Words near culminations in the dictionary

  1. culminated
  2. culminates
  3. culminateth
  4. culminating
  5. culmination
  6. culminations
  7. culminativity
  8. Culmington
  9. culminicorn
  10. culminicorns
  11. Culmont

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