Acme Definition

ăkmē
noun
The highest point, as of achievement or development.
Reached the acme of her career.
American Heritage
The highest point; point of culmination; peak.
Webster's New World

The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination.

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(medicine) The crisis or height of a disease.

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Mature age; full bloom of life.
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pronoun
(fiction) A generic large company or corporation.
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Other Word Forms of Acme

Noun

Singular:
acme
Plural:
acmes

Origin of Acme

  • Greek akmē ak- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmē, “point, top”).

    From Wiktionary

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