- Look up
anticlimax in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anti-climax or
anticlimax (that is, the
opposite of
climax in its
various meanings) may
refer to:...
- " As a
relative term,
anticlimax requires a
greater or
lesser climax to
precede it in
order to have
proper effect. An
anticlimax can be
intentionally emplo****...
- the
solution is given. The
climax of a
story is a
literary element. An
anticlimax is a
disappointing event after events that were full of excitement. Dramatic...
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Anticlimax reinaudi is a
minute sea snail, a
marine gastropod mollusc in the
family Tornidae.
Anticlimax reinaudi has a very
small (<1.5 mm), depressed...
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within the
genus Anticlimax include:
Anticlimax aitormonzoni Rubio & Rolán, 2014
Anticlimax annae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1950
Anticlimax athleenae (Pilsbry...
- and
either abrupt or gradual. It is
considered to be
synonymous with
anticlimax. The
opposite of
catacosmesis is
auxesis when used to
refer to climax...
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frequently used for
humorous or
dramatic effect,
sometimes producing an
anticlimax. For this reason, it is
extremely po****r
among comedians and satirists...
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extensive narration of
typically irrelevant incidents and
terminated by an
anticlimax. In
other words, it is a long
story that is
intended to be
amusing and...
- village's chief,
knowing they will need help, ****igns his best warrior,
Anticlimax, to s**** help from his
cousin in Gaul,
after he
mentions how they rely...
- joke,
which in turn can have a
humorous effect to some. This kind of
anticlimax is
similar to that of the
shaggy dog story. In fact, some researchers...
