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crescendo
crescendo
noun
Definition of CRESCENDO
the highest part or point <their divorce was merely the formal crescendo of a long period of marital stress and estrangement>
Synonyms acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crescendo, crest, crown, culmination, head, high noon, high tide, high-water mark, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, noontime, peak, pinnacle, sum, summit, tip-top, top, zenith
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