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Learn “Culmination”

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Culmination

noun/kul-min-AY-shun/

Meaning

The highest point or final result of a long effort.

In context

Winning the medal was the culmination of years of early-morning training.

Remember it

Culmination sounds like 'climb-nation' — you climb all the way to the top, the culmination.

Use it well

Use 'culmination' for the high point that a long process builds towards.