Hyphenation of climax

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word climax? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of climax:

1.	The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding The climax of the artist's career In the flood tide of his success
2.	The decisive moment in a novel or play The deathbed scene is the climax of the play
3.	The moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
4.	The most severe stage of a disease
5.	Arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
6.	End, especially to reach a final or climactic stage The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace

Synonyms of climax:

noun	flood tide, juncture, occasion
noun	culmination, moment, minute, second, instant
noun	orgasm, sexual climax, coming, consummation
noun	degree, level, stage, point
noun	rhetorical device
verb	culminate, end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.