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Cul"mi*nate (kŭl"mĭ*n&ā;t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Culminated (-n&ā;`tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Culminating (-n&ā;`tĭng.] [L. cuimen top or ridge. See Column.] 1. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.
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As when his beams at noon
Culminate from the equator. Milton.
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2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc.
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The reptile race culminated in the secondary era. Dana.
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The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating. Motley.
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Cul"mi*nate (kŭl"mĭ*n&auptack_;t), a. Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals. Dana.
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