clīmax
clīmax, ăcis, 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).
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Headword (normalized):
clīmax
Headword (normalized/stripped):
climax
Intro Text:
clīmax, ăcis, 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).
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n8605
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