how to pronounce climax

/ˈklaɪ.mæks/

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climax is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of climax in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… in with the NARS climax mascara and …”

meaning of climax

Climax means the highest point or turning point in a story or a process.

climax frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word climax occurs in english on average 6.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.