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acme (ak′mē)

noun

the highest point; point of culmination; peak

Etymology: Gr akmē, a point, top, age of maturity < IE base *a-: see acid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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