[{"word":"climacteric","phonetic":"/klʌɪmakˈtɛɹɪk/","phonetics":[{"text":"/klʌɪmakˈtɛɹɪk/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A critical stage or decisive point; a turning point.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place, calculated in different ways by different authorities (often identified as every seventh or ninth year).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women; the menopause.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Critical or crucial; decisive.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Relating to a period of physiological change during middle age; especially, menopausal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Climactic.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/climacteric"]}]