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preclimactic

preclimactic adjective: before a climax.

Adjective

preclimactic (not comparable)

  1. Before a climax.

Origin of preclimactic

From pre- + climactic.

Questions about preclimactic

What does preclimactic mean?
Preclimactic means before a climax.
What part of speech is preclimactic?
Preclimactic is an adjective.

Words near preclimactic in the dictionary

  1. precleavage
  2. precleaved
  3. preclerical
  4. preclimacteric
  5. preclimacterics
  6. preclimactic
  7. preclimax
  8. preclinic
  9. preclinical
  10. preclinically
  11. preclitic

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