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LNS
clīmax, clīmacis
climax
κλῖμαξ
noun (f., 3
rd
Greek declension)
a rhetorical figure, consisting in a gradual increase in force of expression, a climax
Abbreviations
clīmax, acis, 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).
