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culmination

n. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

apogee, culmination

n. a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up

n. a concluding action

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Meridian

n. a town in eastern Mississippi

zenith

n. the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

termination, expiration, expiry

n. a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"

stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close

n. the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

drapery

n. cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

end, ending

n. the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

swan song, last hurrah

n. a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)

perfection

n. the act of making something perfect

purification

n. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

resolution

n. a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"

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anticlimax, bathos

n. a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

beginning, start, commencement

n. the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

continuance, continuation

n. the act of continuing an activity without interruption

knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation

n. wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"

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