- the grand climacteric
- the grand climacteric(generally) the sixty-third year, supposed to be a critical period for men• • •Main Entry: ↑climacteric
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Grand climacteric — climb down climb down n. 1. a retraction of a previously held position. Syn: withdrawal, backdown. [WordNet 1.5] {Grand climacteric} or {Great climacteric}, the sixty third year of human life. [1913 Webster] I should hardly yield my rigid fibers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grand climacteric — noun : the sixty third or the eighty first year of a person s life * * * grand climacteric, the sixty third year of a person s life … Useful english dictionary
CLIMACTERIC, THE GRAND — the 63rd year of a man s life, and the average limit of it; a climacteric being every seven years of one s life, and reckoned critical … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Climacteric year — ‹ The template below (Astrology) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › Astrology … Wikipedia
Climacteric (astrology) — In Ancient Greek philosophy and astrology, the climacterics (Latin, annus climactericus , from Greek polytonic|κλῖμακτηρικός ) were certain purportedly critical years in a person s life, marking turning points. Historic useAccording to the… … Wikipedia
climacteric — /klaɪˈmæktərɪk / (say kluy maktuhrik), /klaɪməkˈtɛrɪk / (say kluymuhk terik) adjective 1. relating to a critical period; crucial. 2. (of a fruit) continuing to ripen after harvesting because of its own production of ethylene and carbon dioxide.… …
Climacteric — Cli*mac ter*ic, n. 1. A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical periods are thought by some to be the years produced by multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
climacteric — climacterically, adv. /kluy mak teuhr ik, kluy mak ter ik/, n. 1. Physiol. a period of decrease of reproductive capacity in men and women, culminating, in women, in the menopause. 2. any critical period. 3. a year in which important changes in… … Universalium
climacteric — cli•mac•ter•ic [[t]klaɪˈmæk tər ɪk, ˌklaɪ mækˈtɛr ɪk[/t]] n. 1) phl a period of decrease of reproductive capacity in men and women, culminating, in women, in the menopause 2) any critical period 3) a year in which important changes in health,… … From formal English to slang
climacteric — 1. noun a) A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical periods are thought by some to be the years produced by multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to which others… … Wiktionary
