"climax" meaning in Latin

See climax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkliː.maks/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈklʲiːmäks̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈkli.maks/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkliːmäks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder, staircase, [rhetorical] climax”), from κλίνω (klínō, “I lean, slant”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|κλῖμαξ||ladder, staircase, 􂀿rhetorical􂁀 climax}} Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder, staircase, [rhetorical] climax”) Head templates: {{la-noun|clīmax<3>|g=f}} clīmax f (genitive clīmacis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|clīmax<3>}} Forms: clīmax [canonical, feminine], clīmacis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], clīmax [nominative, singular], clīmacēs [nominative, plural], clīmacis [genitive, singular], clīmacum [genitive, plural], clīmacī [dative, singular], clīmacibus [dative, plural], clīmacem [accusative, singular], clīmacēs [accusative, plural], clīmace [ablative, singular], clīmacibus [ablative, plural], clīmax [singular, vocative], clīmacēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (rhetoric) climax Tags: declension-3, rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
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