clīmax, ăcis, f., = κλῖμαξ (a ladder),
a rhetorical figure , consisting in a gradual increase in force of expression , a climax (pure Lat. gradatio), Mart. Cap. 5, § 536 (in Quint. 9, 3, 54, used as Greek, and transl. by gradatio).
CLIMAX(Κλίμαξ, steps, or a ladder), a name equivalent to the French Echelleand Italian Scala.It was ...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
·vi The highest point; the greatest degree. II. Climax ·vi Upward movement; steady increase; gradat...
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