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Noun
1. climax (rhetoric); gradation
Wikipedia definition
2. Climax (figure of speech)In rhetoric, a climax (from the Greek κλῖμαξ klimax, meaning "staircase" and "ladder") is a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance. It is sometimes used with anadiplosis, which uses the repetition of a word or phrase in successive clauses. Examples: "There are three things that will endure: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
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