n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, prop., round of a ladder, fr. &unr_; ladder: cf. F. climactère. See Climax. ] See Climacteric, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. climactericus, Gr. &unr_;. See Climacter. ] Relating to a climacteric; critical. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
It is your lot, as it was mine, to live during one of the grand climacterics of the world. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. & n. See Climacteric. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]