climacteric

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climacteric[1,adjective] climacteric[2,noun] menopause

Main Entry: ¹cli·mac·ter·ic
Pronunciation: klI-'mak-t(&-)rik; "klI-"mak-'ter-ik, -'tir-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin climactericus, from Greek klimaktErikos, from klimaktEr critical point, literally, rung of a ladder, from klimak-, klimax ladder
1 : constituting or relating to a climacteric
2 : CRITICAL, CRUCIAL