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English to English noun
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the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding |  | Example: the climax of the artist's career in the flood tide of his success
source: wordnet30
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the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) |  | Example: a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune
source: wordnet30
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