Meaning Of The Word Climacteric

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What's The Definition Of Climacteric?

climacteric in American English
a period in the life of a person when an important physiological change occurs; specif., the period of menopause
of or resembling a climacteric; crucial
adjective: critical; crucial
noun: a period of decrease of reproductive capacity in men and women, culminating, in women, in the menopause

climacteric in British English
adjective: involving a crucial event or period
noun: a critical event or period

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