01 n. A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculou…
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A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect.(Rhet.)“Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war, Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl of Mar.” — Blackmore.