What does "culminate" mean?
Culminate: To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc. The reptile race culminated in the secondary era. Dana. The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating. Motley.
Additional senses
- 2.Growing upward, as distinguished from a laterral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals. Dana.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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