Tom doesn't know the difference between climax and climacteric.
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Climacteric
//klʌɪmakˈtɛɹɪk//
Synonyms for "climacteric" (41 found)
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18 translations across 8 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κλιμακτηρικός adj (critical, crucial)
Catalan
1 entries- climateri noun (period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women)
French
1 entries- climatère noun (period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women)
German
3 entries- klimakterisch adj (relating to a period of physiological change during middle age)
- klimakterisch adj (that continues to ripen after being harvested)
- Klimakterium noun (period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women)
Italian
1 entries- climaterio noun (period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women)
Polish
3 entries- klimakteryjny adj (relating to a period of physiological change during middle age)
- krytyczny adj (critical, crucial)
- klimakterium noun (period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women)
Portuguese
1 entries- climatério noun (period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women)
Russian
4 entries- климактери́ческий adj (relating to a period of physiological change during middle age)
- крити́ческий adj (critical, crucial)
- кульминацио́нный adj (critical, crucial)
- напряжённый adj (critical, crucial)
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Closely parallel to the belief in unlucky days was the notion of climacteric years, those periodic dates in a man's life which were potential turning-points in his health and fortune.
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Asari pass through three climacteric life stages, marked by biochemical and physiological changes. The Maiden stage begins at birth and is marked by the drive to explore and experience. Most young asari are curious and restless. The Matron stage of life begins around the age of 350, though it can be triggered earlier if the individual melds frequently. This period is marked by a desire to settle in one area and raise children. The Matriarch stage begins around 700, or earlier if the individual melds rarely. Matriarchs become active in their community as sages and councilors, dispensing wisdom from centuries of experience.
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The seeds of a climateric insurrection against the hypocrisy of cultural norms.
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