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    climacteric
    /ˌklʌɪmakˈtɛrɪk/

    noun

    • 1. a critical period or event: "the first major climacteric in twentieth-century poetry"
    • 2. the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline; (in women) menopause: "most women do not experience significant psychological problems at the climacteric"

    adjective

    • 1. having extreme and far-reaching implications or results; critical: "Britain must possess so climacteric a weapon in order to deter an atomically armed enemy"
    • 2. occurring at, characteristic of, or undergoing the climacteric; (in women) menopausal: "every year adds new symptoms to climacteric syndrome"

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